By Life Quotes, Inc.
A new study shows that environmental factors play a much larger role in the development of cancer than researchers previously believed. Recent findings from the President’s Cancer Panel reveals that most avoidable cancers may be caused by pollution, common household products and even cell phones.
The study, expected to surprise most of the medical industry, focuses on the “understudied” effects of Americans’ exposure to cell phones, medical device scanning and toxins that exist in food and water, which may help explain why the prevalence of cancer is increasing for unknown reasons, Reuters reports.
“With nearly 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, many of which are used by millions of Americans in their daily lives and are understudied and largely unregulated, exposure to potential environmental carcinogens is widespread,” the report asserts. Lifestyle factors, such as diet, exercise and smoking account for nearly two-thirds of cancer in the U.S, Reuters reports. The study suggests that poor lifestyle decisions coupled with dangerous environmental factors put Americans at a much higher risk for developing cancer than previously assumed.
These findings represent another reason why Americans should maintain adequate health insurance coverage to combat any ill effects of a polluted environment.
