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Healthy Lifestyle and Cancer Risk: Modifiable Risk Factors to Prevent Cancer

Pasquale Marino; Mariangela Mininni; Giovanni Deiana; Graziella Marino; Rosa Divella; Ilaria Bochicchio; Alda Giuliano; Stefania Lapadula; Alessandro Rocco Lettini; Francesca Sanseverino

Nutrients · 2024

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Summary

Cancer has become a serious problem worldwide, as it represents the main cause of death, and its incidence has increased over the years. A potential strategy to counter the growing spread of various forms of cancer is the adoption of prevention strategies, in particular, the use of healthy lifestyles, such as maintaining a healthy weight, following a healthy diet; being physically active; avoiding smoking, alcohol consumption, and sun exposure; and vitamin D supplementation. These modifiable risk factors are associated with this disease, contributing to its development, progression, and severity. This review evaluates the relationship between potentially modifiable risk factors and overall cancer development, specifically breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer, and highlights updated reco

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/nu16060800
Catalogue ID
NRmo9zxr64-0ab
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