World Cancer Awareness day: Raising awareness about different types of Cancer.
World Cancer Awareness day is observed on February 4th every year. World Cancer Awareness day helps raise awareness about various types of cancers and encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue.
MOST COMMON TYPES
Breast cancer: A cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts.
Prostate cancer: A cancer in a man’s prostate, a small walnut-sized gland that produces seminal fluid.
Skin cancer (melanoma): The most serious type of skin cancer.
Leukemia: A cancer of blood-forming tissues, hindering the body’s ability to fight infection.
Research:
Lifestyle Changes:
People across the globe need to be aware regarding nutrition and other lifestyle changes that can be implemented to help them recover and potentially reduce the risk of the same cancer recurring or a new one developing. Cancer doesn’t develop overnight and certain lifestyle changes and foods can help us in preventing the life-threatening disease. Cancer doesn’t develop overnight and certain lifestyle changes and foods can help us in preventing the life-threatening disease. A balanced plant-based diet with limited amounts of fast foods, sugar-sweetened drinks, red meat, and alcohol is recommended for enhancing health. Cruciferous vegetables like Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens and kale are all considered cruciferous vegetables. These vegetables contain chemicals called glucosinolates that fight cancer in several ways.
