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Daily Exercise Prevents 7 Types of Cancer

Published

10 years ago

October 22, 2014

(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)

Recent medical researches indicate almost half of all cancer types can be fought by daily exercise and it can prevent many types of cancer including breast and intestinal cancer.

It is never late to start and you can get the benefits whenever you begin exercising. Daily practice ofexercise decreases possibility of following cancer types: Vaginal Cancer, Intestinal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Testicular Cancer and Stomach Cancer

Yale University researchers declared there is a chance of 34% reduced vaginal cancer in women who exercise about 150 minutes in a week.

The studies published in the British Medical Journal shows that people who exercise at least 30 minutes in a day are less likely to develop intestinal cancer. Studies conducted in 55,489 men and women between the ages of 50-64 years and they were studied for 10 years.

Men who are practicing recreational sports or exercising with moderate-intensity during the week are less likely to infect with prostate cancer.

Women who have a family history of breast cancer can exercise for 20 minutes at least 5 days of the week to decrease a quarter the risk of infecting with cancer. Studies have also shown that people with BRCA gene who exercise during adolescence may have a low risk of infecting with breast cancer.

Exercise can decrease the possibility of lung cancer with people who smoke. University of Minnesota has studied in this regard and filled about 36,929 questionnaires. Results showing people who exercise will infect to lung cancer rarely.

Researches also showing women exercising a lot are infecting with testicular cancer hardly. Aerobic physical activities which increase the heartbeats is the most suitable exercise for preventing to infect with this type of cancer.

People who exercise with moderate intensity reduce the chance of infecting to stomach cancer to 50 percent. Researches conducted by Ontario University scientists determined that exercising with sufficient intensity 3 days in a week decrease the possibility of infecting to stomach cancer 20 – 40 percent.

Thus, medical researches strongly suggest daily practice of exercise to fight several diseases including the upper mentioned types of cancer. Jogging and walking are believed to be necessary exercise in daily life and even suggested for elderly.

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Balkh health officials report sharp increase in number of cancer patients

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2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 18, 2024)

Balkh Public Health Department officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with cancer in the province.

“In 1401, about 2,613 OPD (out patient department) cases were registered with us. In 1402, these figures were 4,912 cases,” said Ehsanullah Kaliwal, the head of the oncology department at Balkh Regional Hospital.

Some doctors say genetic factors, environmental pollution, arbitrary use of medicines, and excessive consumption of meat were reasons for the sharp increase.

One doctor said cancer was also hereditry.

However, a large percentage of cancer patients in Balkh have stomach cancer. Many of them have appealed for the government to improve treatment facilities.

According to health officials, in the first month of this solar year (April), 423 cancer patients visited this hospital for treatment.

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Majority of Afghans with mental disorders are women: officials

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1 week ago

April 13, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 13, 2024)

Based on last year’s data, 52 percent of people with mental disorders in Afghanistan are women, the Ministry of Public Health said.

However, after the Islamic Emirate took over the country and with the improvement of nationwide security and the provision of better health services, mental disorders have decreased, the ministry said.

“Overall, the mental security of men and women in Afghanistan is not ensured and their mental security is disturbed. According to the figures shared with us, in 2023, 52 percent of the visitors for mental disorders were women,” said Sharaft Zaman Amarkhil, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Health.

“Generally speaking, we can say that compared to the past, the instances of mental illnesses have decreased,” he added.

People suffering mental disorders mostly refuse to share their problem, willingly or unwillingly.

“There are many problems at home; We are poor. I finished school, but didn’t find any job,” Ansar, a mentally ill person, said.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), half of Afghanistan’s population suffers from mental distress.

Factors such as unemployment, poverty, domestic violence, ban on girls’ and women’s education and work, and drugs are said to be key contributors to mental distress.

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Over 1 million women in Afghanistan malnourished last year: WFP

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3 weeks ago

March 29, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: March 29, 2024)

A total of 1.2 million women in Afghanistan were malnourished last year, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

Mona Shaikh, head of nutrition at WFP Afghanistan, said that the number of malnourished women is expected to increase this year.

On malnourished children, she said that their number will reach 3 million this year, but WFP will be able to assist only 1.6 million of them.

WFP warned that after foreign assistance cuts last year, it saw a rise in children’s admissions to malnutrition clinics in Afghanistan.

More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.