Title: 6 Surprising Cancer Causers - Cancer Center - Everyday Health
Headings: 6 Surprising Cancer Causers
6 Surprising Cancer Causers
Weight in Adolescence: Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer
Alcohol: Breast, Colon, Liver, Esophageal Cancer Risks
Grilled Meat and Fish: Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Risks
Sunscreen: Possible Skin Cancer Risk
Working the Night Shift: Possible Breast Cancer Risk
Diesel Exhaust: Lung Cancer Risk
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Content: Some changes may be passed down from our parents in the form of genetic defects, while others could be caused by environmental factors. The substances, situations and exposures that can lead to cancer are called carcinogens, according to the American Cancer Society. While some carcinogens don't affect DNA directly, they can lead to cancer in other ways — by causing cells to divide at a faster than normal rate, for example. Here are six everyday situations that that you may not have known were carcinogenic. Weight in Adolescence: Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer
A recent study published in Cancer had physicians in Israel follow 1 million Israeli men for up to 40 years to determine how certain health and lifestyle factors from their adolescence affected their risk of gastro-esophageal cancer later in life. The results showed that teenage life can have a big impact on cancer outcomes. The researchers found that for adolescents who were overweight, with a BMI in the 85 th percentile or higher, risk of esophageal cancer was 2.1 times higher. The researchers noted that previous research has shown higher cancer incidence in overweight adults, and this suggests the correlation extends into adolescence. The researchers also found that teens from lower socioeconomic classes and those who had little schooling had a heightened risk of these types of cancers.