Western Lifestyle Blamed for Soaring Breast Cancer Cases in Britain

Western lifestyle, that encourages women to drink too much, exercise too little, and over-eat, is now proven to be responsible for the high number of breast cancer cases. The breast cancer rate in Britain is as much as four times higher than in for instance eastern Africa, which has the lowest rates in the world. This is proven through data in a new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Other parts of the world also have far fewer breast cancer cases than Britain and Western Europe. For instance, the rates are only half as high in South America, and two-thirds lower in parts of Asia.

In 2008, 87.9 women per 100 000 in the UK were diagnosed with breast cancer, which means that Britain comes on the ninth place among high-income countries. In eastern Africa, the number is as low as 19.3 women per 100,000. However, Britain does not show the highest number. Belgium had 109.4 cases per 100,000 women in 2008, and France came in second with 99.7 cases.

This data proves that the disease is not ‘inevitable’. You can cut the risk by taking action to prevent it. To read more about what measurements you can take to avoid the risk of breast cancer, and find hospitals and clinics all over the world where you can receive proper treatment; check out the Novasans website once it is launched later this fall.

Lifestyle Diseases – Emerging Health Threat

On this blog, the lifestyle diseases and their threat to our health have been discussed several times. History has shown us that as one disease goes down, another one rises. With new scientific research and refined techniques, we have lately seen a decline in traditional killer diseases, such as cancer and various heart diseases. For instance, the latest released data from Health Profile of England reports that the number of deaths caused by circulatory disease annually fell by more than 50,000 from 2000 to 2008. Deaths due to cancer also decreased during the same time.

However, deaths due to obesity-related diseases have risen sharply in the last decade, with England taking the lead in Western Europe. The number of obesity-related diseases is about twice as many in England as in France, Holland and Italy. For instance, deaths caused by liver cancer has increased by 12 percent, and the number of diabetes cases has increased with more than 30 percent.

These are staggering numbers, and the data is reflective on worldwide rates as well. What do you see as the solution to these problems, and how can we beat the numbers? Please comment here or on our Facebook page!

Some Lifestyles Could Lead to Breast Cancer

Breast cancer might not only result from your genes. New research shows that having an unhealthy lifestyle could provoke the outburst.

Up to a third of breast cancer cases could actually be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, it is claimed. This issue was discussed at the European Breast Cancer Conference last week. One of the participants, Carlo La Vecchia of Milan University told the conference; “What can be achieved with screening has been achieved. It’s time to move on to other things”. The Italian epidemiologist La Vecchia also said that 25 to 30 percent of cases would be avoided if women were thinner and did more exercise.

The World Cancer Research Fund has noted that at least 60 percent of the world’s population does not achieve the minimum recommendation for physical activity. As known before, obesity is not only linked to breast cancer, but a number of other cancer types, such as bowel, pancreas, kidney, and endometrium cancer.

Inactivity is a huge problem in the Western world, and the numbers are higher among girls and women. Physical inactivity is estimated to cause as much as 2 million deaths worldwide annually. The highest rates of inactivity are in European WHO member States with low child and high adult mortality (such as Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and Latvia) rates. The lowest rate of inactivity is seen in the high mortality region of Africa (e.g. South Africa, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Kongo).

However, as mentioned before, it is not only physical activity that is beneficial if you want to avoid breast cancer. Studies show that drinking one large glass of wine a day increases the chances of developing breast cancer by 20 percent. Dr. Rachel Thompson said that the WCRF had reviewd 954 separate studies, and can conclude that “the evidence is now convincing that drinking alcohol, being physically inactive and having excess body fat all increase risk of breast cancer.”

What are your thought on the numbers above? Have you experienced breast cancer, and how did you battle it? Comment below or on our Facebook page.

Kids Under Grandparents Care are More Likely to Become Obese

A recent study, carried out at The University College London, shows that children that are looked after by their grandparents are more likely to be obese than others.

The study included 12,000 three-year olds, and found that the risk of obesity was 34% higher if the kids were cared for full time by their grandparents. Kids who went to nursery had no increased risk of weight problems.

According to the study leader, Professor Catherine Law, there were two possible explanations to this; a lack of physical exercise and the indulgence of children.

A possible way to help fight this stressing matter is through education about healthy lifestyles, bulding activities into daily life and avoid food meant as a reward to kids.