title: [Risk factors of main cancer sites].
abstract: Cancer prevention is a system of various measures devoted to avoid this disease. Primary cancer prevention means the identification, avoidance, or destruction of known risk factors. The main risk factors are smoking, diet, alcohol consumption, occupational factors, environmental pollution, electromagnetic radiation, infection, medicines, reproductive hormones, and lack of physical activity. Approximately one-third of cancers can be avoided by implementing various preventive measures. The aim of this article was to acquaint medical students, family doctors with risk factors of main cancer sites (lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 1, 08660 Vilnius, Lithuania. saule.uleckiene@loc.lt
authors.forename: Saule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uleckiene
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Didziapetriene
authors.forename: Liudvika Laima
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Griciūte
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urbeliene
authors.forename: Vytautas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kasiulevicius
authors.forename: Virginijus
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sapoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens