07/06/2016
【Diet & Cancer】
Dr. Jacqueline Whang-Peng
Since 1982, the fatality rate of cancer in Taiwan keeps on Top 10 of death reasons for past 32 years, and the incidence of cancer growths up to 6 times during these 30 years. As now, there are more than 90 thousands people suffer with the disease and that’s why cancer prevention and treatment become the most important that we have to deal right now.
The research of American Cancer Society in 1950 shows the occurrence of cancer are listed below:
Diet: 35%
Cigarette smoking: 30%
Alcohol: 3%
Environmental pollution: 2%
Infectious disease: 17%
Occupation: 4%
Sun radiation: 3%
Food additives: 1%
Drugs: 1%
Others: 1%
Obviously, there are consequence between cancer and diet, as well as life style. American Cancer Society noticed the importance of diet, and base on the control of food intake and the risk of obesity, and come up a slogan of “Eat Vagi & Fruit Daily will keep doctor away” and it was very effective after 5 years of implementation. Cancer rate has dropped 0.7% yearly，mortality rate went down by 0.5%.
There are papers show that with the healthy diet and life style, the prevention rate for colon cancer, gastric, breast cancer, and other cancers can be reduced by 60-75%, 75%, 50%, and 30-40% accordingly.
Keep fit and exercise are another ways to prevention cancer besides healthy diet. That’s why Formosa Cancer Foundation comes up the new slogan “It is EZ to fight cancer if you learn Kong Fu cancer prevention 5” in order to response World Cancer Day, which helps us to live more healthier.
Kong Fu Cancer Prevention 5:
Skill #1: Right diet
Skill #2: Exercise regularly
Skill #3: Weight control
Skill #4: Say no to smoking & 2nd hand smoking.
Skill #5: Early detection and treatment for cancer
Lastly, let all of us work this out and wish we can “Live, Work, Play”.
【飲食與癌症的關係】
彭汪嘉康院士
癌症死亡率自民國71年起，已蟬聯32年居國人十大死因之首，而發生率在近30年來也以驚人的速度攀升6倍之多，目前國人每年逾9萬人罹患癌症。因此，癌症預防及治療實為當務之急。美國癌症學會在1950年發表的研究成果中指出，癌症發生的原因中，飲食佔35%、香菸30%、酒3%、公害2%、傳染病17%、職業4%、日照輻射3%、食物添加物1%、藥1%及其他4%。很顯然地，癌症的引成與飲食、生活習慣有很大的關連性。美國癌症學會注意到飲食的重要性，針對進食的控制、肥胖的風險，提出了「天天五蔬果」的口號，實施五年後有相當的成效，癌症發生率每年下降0.7%，死亡率則每年下降0.5%。在已發表的論文中，更明確地告訴我們，若能有健康的飲食習慣，就可以有效防止60-75%的大腸癌、75%的胃癌、50%的乳癌、及30-40%其他腫瘤的發生。
當然，除了飲食習慣，適度的運動也是很重要的。為此，台灣癌症基金會響應世界癌症日特別提出最新防癌口號「全民練五功、防癌就輕鬆」，呼籲大家一起來為我們的健康努力。
功法一：正確飲食(蔬果彩虹579)
功法二：規律運動
功法三：體重控制
功法四：避免吸菸及暴露於二手菸的環境
功法五：早期篩檢及治療
最後希望大家能一起來響應我們的呼籲，落實這五個功法：吃得正確、適當運動、控制體重、戒菸並拒吸二手菸、定期篩檢，讓大家都能健康快樂地
” Live,Work, Play”。
