Risk Factors for Cancer

1.What is the median age for all cancers?

= 66 to 74 years age

2.What is the risk factor?

= Excess body weight

3.How much does excess body weight contributes to cancer-

related deaths in USA?
= 1 in 5

4.What type of disease occurs from obesity ?

= breast cancer, Colorectal cancer

5. Which substance that cause cancer by damaging DNA?

= Carcinogens (happens because of smoking)

6. How many death occurs because of smoking?

= 3 out 10 cancer deaths (in the USA)

7. What causes lung cancer ?

= Tobacco
8. Tobacco also damages : Brain, Throat, Liver, stomach,
pancreas

9. Drinking Alcohol also causes cancer in different part of the

body : Mouth, Throat, Esophagus, Larynx, Liver, Colon and
Breast.

10. How much does Environmental & Chemical causes cancer?

= 19%

11. How cancer occurs from environmental & chemical?

= mining, welding, agricultural, manufacturing & from printing
factory.

12. Lung, Bladder, leukemia cancer can happen to those people

who are exposed to substances such as : Arsenic, Asbestos,
Benzene, Beryllium, cadmium, Nickel, radiation & other
carcinogens.

13. Which mutation does play a major role in 5% to 10% of

cancers?
= Inherited genetic mutation.

14. Skin cancer can occurs from : UV Rays.

15. Viruses also can increase the risk of cancer.