Assignment #23 Cancer: Promotion and Prevention
Introduction
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States
and is attributed to one in every four deaths. The seemingly simple act of
cells abandoning their normal schedules for division and growth is actually
caused and mitigated by a complex mix of factors including lifestyle, genetics,
and the environment. Evidence suggests that between 20 and 30 percent of
cancers are due to poor food choices and physical inactivity. Some dietary
factors may act as promoters, other may have protective roles.
Your task is to research more about the role that diet and
behavior can have on cancer. Again, he ultimate goal is that you are better
able to discuss and make recommendations about how diet and behavior are
related to chronic disease – and then be able to support those recommendations.
To begin accomplishing this task, please do the following:
1. Use the link here to access the
“Nutrition Link” section of Harvard
School of Public Health’s website.
2. Find cancer and notice that there are 7 different links to
access further information about different dietary factors (ex. Vitamin D and
cancer).
3. Choose at least 4
dietary factors that are of the most interest to you and take note and record
the following:
·
How does this factor affect the development of cancer?
·
What is the research that supports this relationship – ex.
how do we know that fiber intake can (or cannot) affect the development of
cancer?
4. Write a summary paragraph of what you learned about the
effects of diet on cancer development. For example, you could answer one of the
following questions:
·
What should people eat (or not eat) to lower their risks
of developing cancer?
·
How does one’s diet affect his or her likelihood of
developing cancer?
5. Now that you are more aware of the effects of diet on cancer,
what is your reaction?
a. Do you feel as though you are at a high risk? Low risk?
Why?
b. What behaviors/choices could you change to lower your
risk of atherosclerosis? What barriers exist to making those changes?
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