Health and Longevity

Here’s Why I Believe Some Cancers Might Be Preventable

It is a complex and challenging condition, but reducing risks with lifestyle changes looks possible and promising

Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Newsletter)
EUPHORIA
Published in
10 min readJan 21, 2022

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How to Lower the Chances of Developing Cancers

I have been asking the question of whether cancer is preventable for decades.

When I conducted a literature review to gain perspectives, my findings boiled down to the point that not all cancers are preventable.

However, we can reduce the risks of developing some cancers with medical support and healthy lifestyle changes.

Cancer is a complex condition that has bewildered scientists and medical researchers for decades and even centuries. The number of cancers significantly increased in this century. There might be some links to root causes and symptoms.

According to a recent report by WHO (World Health Organization):

“ Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020. The most common in 2020, in terms of new cases of cancer, were: breast (2.26 million), lung (2.21 million), colon and rectum (1.93 million), prostate (1.41 million), skin…

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Newsletter)
EUPHORIA

Scientist, Technologist, Inventor, focusing on HEALTH and JOY. Founder of ILLUMINATION, curating key messages for society. Connection: https://digitalmehmet.com