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Salads everyday, keep lung cancer away
Posted Date: 13 Dec 2007 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: General
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Posted By: RAM CHIRANJEEVI Member Level: Bronze
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A new study, conducted by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, has found that salad intake and gardening substantially reduces the chances of developing lung cancer for smokers as well as non-smokers.
''This is the first risk prediction model to examine the effects of diet and physical activity on the possibility of developing lung cancer,'' said Michele R Forman, PhD, lead author of the study and a professor in M D Anderson's Department of Epidemiology, as reported in Science Daily
The study involved more than 3,800 participants where separate epidemiologic risk assessment models were developed for smokers as well as for those who have never smoked.
The study looked at salad consumption and gardening because, ''salad is a marker for the consumption of many vegetables and gardening is an activity in which smokers and non-smokers can participate.'' This finding is exciting because not only is it applicable to everyone, but it also may have a positive impact on the 15 per cent of non-smokers who develop lung cancer, says the scientist.
The other risk factors include exposure to second hand smoke and dust, family history of cancer and the patient's history of respiratory disease and smoking.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women, with more than 213,000 estimated new cases diagnosed each year according to the American Cancer Society. Smoking tobacco accounts for more than eight of 10 lung cancer cases.
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| Author: Mahendran 13 Dec 2007 | Member Level: Gold Points : 1 | I think you have copied from rediff
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