AHPGS(Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences)
07 April 2021 Wednesday
90 percent of cancer-causing factors are environmental
Public Health Specialist Dr. Nurten Elkin stated that cancer is the second cause of death in the World as well as in Turkey and said: “Today, 30-50 percent of cancer can be prevented, but this situation is possible by avoiding risk factors and early diagnosis. 90 percent of cancer-causing factors are environmental and 10 percent is genetic.”
