Role of environment in development of cancer

Authors

  • M. J. A. Siddiqui Dept. Environmental Science, Integral University, Dasauli, Kursi Road, Lucknow-226026, U.P., India
  • Amina Jafri Dept. Environmental Science, Integral University, Dasauli, Kursi Road, Lucknow-226026, U.P., India
  • Rahila Rahman Khan Dept. Environmental Science, Integral University, Dasauli, Kursi Road, Lucknow-226026, U.P., India

Abstract

Many people wonder if the environment they live in “causes cancer” to answer such difficult questions, it is necessary first to make them understand what cancer is, how it develops and what environmental factors contribute to cancer. Cancer is the formidable disease of 21st century. It is frightening because it is unpredictable and indiscriminate action. The statistical analysis of epidemiological studies all over the world suggests that 80-90 % of cancers have an environmental etiology and therefore can be controlled. The objective of the paper is to educate ourselves on: what cancers is? What are the causes of cancer and how can we keep ourselves away from it.Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that disrupts body tissues and organs. Cancer cells are not normal in their structure and functions. They grow and multiply to form tumors that invade local tissues and sometimes scatter throughout the body either by direct growth into the adjacent tissue or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. The study of cancer is called Oncology. Cancer is caused by changes in a cell’s DNA– its genetic “Blueprint”. Some of these changes may be inherited from our parents while others may be caused by outside exposures, which are often referred to as environmental factor. Environmental factors can include a wide range of exposures such as: Lifestyle factors (nutrition, tobacco use, physical activity etc.), Naturally Occurring Exposures (ultraviolet light, radon gas, infectious agents etc.), Medical treatments (chemotherapy, radiations, immune system suppressing drugs, etc.), Workplace exposures, Household exposures, Pollution.

Keywords:

: DNA-Deoxy ribonucleic Acid, Carcenogens-Cancer promoter, Epidemiology-Scientific study of spread and control of diseases, Endometrium-Uterine tissue lining, Etiology-the scientific study of the causes of disease

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05-04-2016
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M. J. A. Siddiqui, Amina Jafri, and Rahila Rahman Khan. “Role of Environment in Development of Cancer”. Journal of Innovations in Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 2016, pp. 45-53, https://jipbs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/137.

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