Cancer prevention tips. Donna Douglas, Ph.D. Cancer can affect every race, age, gender and socio-economic level.
Cancer is partly due to environmental factors, genetics and the normal aging process.
Environmental factors which have been linked to cancer include cigarette smoke and smokeless tobacco, alcohol consumption, chronic infection, radiation, certain viruses and cancer causing chemicals. As we age DNA defects accumulate because of the normal buildup of byproducts from the processes of life. Fighting cancer involves an understanding of what causes cancer and taking action. The principle of prevention is that disease is a process which can be interrupted, blocking advancement to the next, more severe stage. Attacking a disease takes place at three levels.