“10 PERCENT IS GENETIC”
Emphasizing that cancer is the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases among the deaths whose cause is known in the World and in the Turkey, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurten Elkin from Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Health Sciences said: “The leading factors causing cancer are environmental factors at the rate of 90% and genetic factors at the rate of 10%. When we look at environmental factors, alcohol, tobacco use, infections, unhealthy diet and obesity are preventable causes.”
Reminding that cancer is a common name given to many diseases due to its common features, Dr. Elkin listed the symptoms of cancer as follows:
“Handling of a painless, growing mass in the breast, palpable swelling under the skin in areas such as armpits, neck, groin, weight loss or gain for no known reason, loss of appetite and fatigue, non-healing wounds, long-term hoarseness or cough, the formation of a new nevus in the body or changes in the existing moles, changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea and constipation, difficult or painful urination, indigestion after eating, difficulty in swallowing, abdominal pain, unexplained night sweats, bloody urine, irregular menstrual bleeding, bleeding from the nose and gums, blood in the stool, bleeding under the skin and easy bruises.”
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