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Prevent lung cancer
Can fruits and vegetables help prevent lung cancer?
Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables may help protect some smokers from lung cancer, a European study.
But researchers emphasized that quitting smoking do more to reduce the risk of “an apple a day” or with a salad for lunch.
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Cancer Epidemiology
The risk of cancer has changed over time. Some cancers that were once common have become rare. For example, 60 years ago in some countries, stomach cancer was four times more frequent than it is today, probably because people are now consumes far fewer smoked, spicy and outdated. Another example is lung cancer, which has increased a lot (20 times), especially in women. It is almost certain that these changes are the result of increased consumption of cigarettes. The snuff has also caused an increase in cancers of the mouth.