this PPT clearly explains the causes of cancer I cover all aspects related to the cancer causing agents

1. Causes of Cancer
By
S.Karuppasamy
BSc., Ophthalmic Dispensing 2nd Year
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2. Main causes
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3. Tobacco
• Tobacco cause cancer in
• Lungs
• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Throat
• Stomach
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4. Diet and Physical activity
• Following food materials have the risk of cancer
• Genetically modified food
• Canned food
• Grilled red meat
• Refined sugar
• Others
• Lack of physical activity also have the risk of
cancer
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5. Infection
• Certain infections that
causes cancer in human
are
• Helicobacter pylori
• Hepatitis B and C
• Human papilloma virus
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6. Alcohol
• Any level of alcohol consumption increase the risk of
cancer in
• Colon
• Liver
• kidney
• Breast, Ovary, Endometrium in female
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7. Sun and Radon
• Exposing to the sun causes
• Melanoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Exposing to the Radon gas also causes cancer
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8. Genitic reasons
• Mutation of the normal
gene can cause cancer
• It has two types
• Aquired mutation
• Germline mutation
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