BOWEL CANCER – INTRODUCTION
There are few pleasures left in life which have not at some time or another been accused of being dangerous for our health.
Cancer of the bowel is one of the most common forms of cancer in both men and women.
Most cancers of the bowel occur in the rectum or in the lowest portion of the large bowel just above the rectum.
It appears that these cancers are increasing.
As more people are surviving the infections of childhood and early life they are living to an age at which cancer has always been common.
What we eat also appears to be a significant cause of this disorder.
Research, so far, has concentrated on four items of our diet — meat, fat, fibre and alcohol.
There are several studies that show that a high meat diet is one of the causes of the increase in bowel cancer.
Yet, some other studies seem to conflict with this. How a high meat diet can cause cancer, if it does, is as yet unknown.
In the same way, the case against a high amount of fat in the diet as a cause of cancer is equivocal.
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