Today cancer kills 7.6 million people every year and the casualties from cancer have only risen over the years. Because of the rising numbers in cancer caused deaths it leads to questions as to what may be causing the large increase. There are many different factors that play a role into our everyday life that play a role in potentially increasing our chances of being diagnosed with cancer. One in three adults will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes and we are slowly discovering different mutagens and carcinogens that make this statistic a reality. Factors like alcohol consumption, sun exposure, tobacco use, exposure to pesticides, and the cooking method of meat are all large contributors to these carcinogens and cancer causing mutagens.
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There are many people who are exposed to pesticides on a daily basis especially because pesticides are in our food and crops. Many of the people who are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer from pesticides are actually farmers and people who work directly with pesticides. There have been many different studies and results that found how the direct contact with certain pesticides increase the risk of being diagnosed with cancer immensely, especially if their exposure is over long periods of time. In order to try to avoid the chances of increasing your risk of being diagnosed with cancer due to pesticides you should avoid pesticides in many different ways. For the average person who is not working with crops and pesticides you should try to eat more organic crops, because there tends to be significantly less pesticides or possibly none at all/not the same type of harmful pesticides. For farmers or people who are working with pesticides on a daily basis you should find other ways to keep the pests away from the crops, there are many different techniques that are being used so pesticide use can be evaded. Pesticide exposure can become extremely serious when you are exposed for long amounts of time and increases your chances of being diagnosed
There are many people who are exposed to pesticides on a daily basis especially because pesticides are in our food and crops. Many of the people who are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer from pesticides are actually farmers and people who work directly with pesticides. There have been many different studies and results that found how the direct contact with certain pesticides increase the risk of being diagnosed with cancer immensely, especially if their exposure is over long periods of time. In order to try to avoid the chances of increasing your risk of being diagnosed with cancer due to pesticides you should avoid pesticides in many different ways. For the average person who is not working with crops and pesticides you should try to eat more organic crops, because there tends to be significantly less pesticides or possibly none at all/not the same type of harmful pesticides. For farmers or people who are working with pesticides on a daily basis you should find other ways to keep the pests away from the crops, there are many different techniques that are being used so pesticide use can be evaded. Pesticide exposure can become extremely serious when you are exposed for long amounts of time and increases your chances of being diagnosed