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| Cancer prevention |
| An Unhealthy Diet |
| Fruits and Vegetables |
| Prevention |
| The Anti-Cancer Diet (1-2) |
| The Optimal Anti-Cancer Diet (2-2) |
| Anti-Cancer Foods |
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Cancer : A Chronic Disease Associated with Lifestyle
Cancer continues to challenge modern medicine. Despite forty years of intense research, it remains an enigmatic disease, causing the premature death of millions of people every year. Although some forms of cancer can now be treated successfully, several others remain extremely difficult to eradicate and still represent a major cause of mortality in the active segment of the population. Heredity accounts for only a small proportion of all cancers - less than 15%. Given that 75% of cancers may be preventable through lifestyle changes, it is becoming increasingly important to focus on discovering new means of reducing the incidence of cancer in the population.
