AHPGS(Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences)
05 April 2021 Monday
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.”
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.”
