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Cancer is one of the leading cause of death in world wide. This diseases is affect everyone with out any age bar and it become burden for for the patient and family.

Some causes of cancer is preventable the best way is to change your lifestyle. Here are some common facts about cancer you need to know;

1. Cancer is a general term for a large group of diseases, whose causes, characteristics and occurrence can vary greatly. There is no completely clear-cut definition of cancer. Cancer is particularly a disease of older people. Due to population ageing, we have seen an increase in cancer incidence.
2. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. There are over 100 types of cancer, and any part of the body can be affected.
3. The most common cancers diagnosed in men are prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers. For women, the 3 most common cancers are breast, lung, and colorectal.
4. In 2020, there will be an estimated million new cancer cases diagnose and 80% of all cancers in the are diagnosed in people 55 years of age or older.
5. Cancer is caused by accumulated damage to genes. Such changes may be due to chance or to exposure to a cancer causing substance.
6. Childhood cancers account for 1 percent of all new cancer diagnoses. In 2018, about 15,590 children and teens ages (ages 0-19) were diagnosed with cancer. Although uncommon, cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children.
7. Mass screening for cancer focuses on specific cancers and their systematic detection in their early stages.
8. Most of people diagnosed with cancer survive five or more years after their diagnoses.
9. Detecting cancer is a multi-stage process. Often, the patient will go to a doctor because of some symptom or other. Sometimes cancer is discovered by chance or from screening. The final cancer diagnosis is based on a pathologist’s opinion.
10. Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, it accounts for 1 in 6 deaths around the world.
11. Cancer has numerous symptoms. It may be asymptomatic for a long time or it may involve only very general symptoms, such as fatigue or weight loss.
12. Globally, approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries.
13. Cancer has a number of different stages. Following exposure to the factor that causes cancer it usually takes a long time before the cancer begins to develop.
14. 30-50% of cancer cases are preventable. The following behaviors can help reduce the risk of cancer: maintaining a healthy body mass index, eating high amounts of fruits and vegetables, exercising regularly, avoiding tobacco use, and limiting alcohol use.
15. Cancer is not a unitary disease but a large group of diseases that include many different cancers. Their causes, symptoms and forms of treatment differ from one another.
16. Tobacco use is the largest preventable cause of cancer. Smoking tobacco accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths and 80% of all lung cancer deaths. Encourage your loved ones to quit smoking.
17. Lifestyles are important factors in the formation of many types of cancer. Behavior and choice can affect our own cancer risks. But when it comes to individual cancers it is not possible to say for sure what causes the cancer.
18. According to current estimates, only about one in 10 cases of cancer is associated with hereditary predisposition. Cancer is not inherited.