The Netherlands is in twelfth place on the list of countries where cancer occurs most. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, 286.8 out of every 100,000 people in the Netherlands get cancer every year. Denmark – with 326.1 cases of cancer per 100,000 people per year – is number one in the list.
Overweight, alcohol and smoking
Why this high rating? Firstly, because we have a good diagnosis and registration of the disease in the Netherlands. Second, we shine not a whole . here healthy lifestyle to have. Our country has a high percentage of smokers , high alcohol consumption and an increasing number of overweight people:all risk factors for cancer †
Shockingly, the figures also show that the Netherlands is in 24th place for cancer cases in men and in fifth place for cancer cases in women † Regarding breast cancer – a form of cancer that is often caused by too much body fat and alcohol consumption – the Netherlands is even in fourth place.
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High income vs. low income
Furthermore, the list shows that high-income countries generally have more cancer patients than lower-income countries. For example, the top 20 mainly consists of European countries. The only non-European countries are Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Israel, Uruguay and French Polynesia.
This is mainly because people with high incomes often more overweight drink more alcohol and exercise less. Factors that increase the risk of some common cancers.
However, scientists do emphasize that a healthy diet, sufficient exercise and a healthy weight make up one third of the most common types of cancer can occur. Moreover, you can not smoke and sun sensibly reduce the risk of the disease. Unfortunately, we can't rule it out yet, no matter how healthy you live.
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