Preventing bowel cancer tips
Can bowel cancer be prevented?
International comparisons show that bowel cancer is much less common in some countries and regions than others. In industrial countries like Germany, for example, the rate of bowel cancer is higher than in Asia and Africa [1],[12]. Inside Europe there are definite differences as well. For example, the rate of bowel cancer in Greece is lower than the rate in Germany [13].
Researchers have been studying possible explanations for these differences for years. They have compared, for example, whether certain foods are eaten more often in countries or by communities of people who get bowel cancer less often, or if other differences exist that may explain why the disease is less common. The result is a long list of factors that can be divided into 4 groups.
The first group includes factors that people with a lower risk of bowel cancer have in common:
1.Fibre-rich diet [14].
2.Regular physical exercise [15]
The second group includes factors that people with a higher risk of bowel cancer have in common:
1.Being overweight or obese [16]
2.Diet with a lot of red or processed meats [17]
The third group includes factors where there is no definite detectable difference in the risk of bowel cancer:
1.Eating meat at all [17]
2.Cereals, nuts and seeds [17]
3.Fruit, vegetables or legumes (beans, peas, lentils) [17]
4.Tea (black and green) and coffee [17]
5.Dairy products [17]
6.Vitamin D [18]
7.Folate or folic acid supplements [19]
8.Low-fat diet
The fourth group includes factors where it is uncertain whether or not there is a link with bowel cancer risk [17].
However these factors are still being researched, as there is some possibility that they might increase the risk of bowel cancer:
1.Smoking [20]
2High alcohol consumption [21]
3.Eating eggs every day [17]
4.Smoked and/or salted fish [17]
5.Chlorinated water[17]
Can bowel cancer be prevented?
International comparisons show that bowel cancer is much less common in some countries and regions than others. In industrial countries like Germany, for example, the rate of bowel cancer is higher than in Asia and Africa [1],[12]. Inside Europe there are definite differences as well. For example, the rate of bowel cancer in Greece is lower than the rate in Germany [13].
Researchers have been studying possible explanations for these differences for years. They have compared, for example, whether certain foods are eaten more often in countries or by communities of people who get bowel cancer less often, or if other differences exist that may explain why the disease is less common. The result is a long list of factors that can be divided into 4 groups.
The first group includes factors that people with a lower risk of bowel cancer have in common:
1.Fibre-rich diet [14].
2.Regular physical exercise [15]
The second group includes factors that people with a higher risk of bowel cancer have in common:
1.Being overweight or obese [16]
2.Diet with a lot of red or processed meats [17]
The third group includes factors where there is no definite detectable difference in the risk of bowel cancer:
1.Eating meat at all [17]
2.Cereals, nuts and seeds [17]
3.Fruit, vegetables or legumes (beans, peas, lentils) [17]
4.Tea (black and green) and coffee [17]
5.Dairy products [17]
6.Vitamin D [18]
7.Folate or folic acid supplements [19]
8.Low-fat diet
The fourth group includes factors where it is uncertain whether or not there is a link with bowel cancer risk [17].
However these factors are still being researched, as there is some possibility that they might increase the risk of bowel cancer:
1.Smoking [20]
2High alcohol consumption [21]
3.Eating eggs every day [17]
4.Smoked and/or salted fish [17]
5.Chlorinated water[17]
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