5 Surprising Causes of Cancer
The most common causes of cancer that you may know are alcohol, smoking, obesity, and harmful radiation, etc., Right? Surprisingly there are many more things. If you have them for a long time they will definitely cause cancer. Here I will tell you five causes of cancer that may surprise you! It will be worth your reading, I hope.
1. Cancer Loves Sugar
We all have heard that excessive consumption of sugar can cause diabetes or obesity. Now count the name of cancer into the list of these diseases too. Sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks or foods can create a hub in blood for sugar and insulin.
A higher amount of insulin for a longer period can cause cancer cells to activate in the body. Avoid sugary beverages and just stick to natural sugars in fruits and foodstuffs.
2. Working in Night Shifts
Melatonin is an important hormone that helps you in sleeping. People who have been working on night shifts for years have exposure to lights at night, which causes disruption in their melatonin.
Also, sleep disturbances can affect the immune system and melatonin in the body, which can cause different types of cancer. Chronic deprivation of sleep can cause high-risk diseases. Furthermore, working in the night shifts disturbs your sleep schedule and could lead to breast cancer especially.
3. Second-Hand Smoking
You don’t smoke, right? But you are at risk of cancer because you are a second-hand smoker. Just being in a room with a smoker is enough to be at risk for cancer, especially lungs cancer. It is caused in chronic situations but still dangerous for so many innocent lives. Actually, thousands of people who are second-hand smokers die every year.
4. Hot Beverages and Hot Food
If you love to have hot tea, especially with the combination of smoking, just stop! Hot drinks and foods cause damage to the esophagus and further damage is caused by smoke. People who have hot drinks while smoking tobacco are at higher risk of esophageal cancer than people who do not.
Extremely hot foods and beverages consumption are common in South Asian and South American food habits, which is causing higher risks of cancer among them. You should take drinks and eat food at moderate temperatures to avoid health issues.
5. Grilled Meat and Fish
Have you ever thought that Grilled meat and fish or barbecue meals could be dangerous? Yes, it could be. If it is in your every other day routine life, it can lead to health issues.
It is due to fats dripping out of meat and falling on coals which creates chemical compounds. Those chemical compounds are cancer-causing agents. People who sit close to the grill most of the time can be at risk of different types of cancer.
If you are doing it occasionally, just chill it’s not a big deal. Remember one thing you can enjoy grilled food while mitigating it with other anti-cancerous foods. You can use herbs and spices on your meat like thyme, garlic, and onions, etc.
Conclusion
Although all of the above causes of cancer are dangerous in chronic situations. However, they can lead you to life-threatening diseases. If you could add a few more surprising causes of cancer, let me know in the comment section.
Iffat Nawaz.