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INCREASED RISK OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCERS IN THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Shilpa Raina*, Vikas Sharma, Navneet Kour and Shivangi Sharma
ABSTRACT
Carcinogen is any agent, chemical, physical or viral that causes cancer or increase the incidence of cancer and the process by which cancer develops in various tissues of the body is referred to as carcinogenesis. A number of factors are responsible for promoting cancer, viz; physical, chemical, lifestyle, dietary, pharmacological, reproductive and genetic factors, DNA/RNA viruses and infectious diseases. Among the risk factors, the use of tobacco (cigarette, cigar, pipe or smokeless tobacco), unhealthy diet (rich in fatty foods) and physical inactivity (leading to obesity) are more likely to increase a person's risk for cancer than the very low levels of pollutants in food, drinking water and air. Many different approaches to the treatment of cancer can be adopted such as surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or a combination of the four. In addition, during the Keywords: Cancer, Increased Risk, Jammu and Kashmir. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |