癌症小常识

张祖平

1. Over 20，000 people die of cancer every day.

每天有两万多人死于癌症。

2. Cancer causes more deaths than AIDS， TB， and malaria1 combined2.

由癌症引起的死亡人数比艾滋病、肺结核、疟疾三种病引起的死亡人数的总和还多。

3. There are more than 100 kinds of cancers. Any part of the body can be affected.

癌症有100多种。人身体的任何部位都有可能被感染。

4. Over 30% of cancer could be prevented by avoiding tobacco and alcohol， having a healthy diet and physical activity.

超过30%的癌症可以通过不吸烟喝酒，健康饮食和参加体育活动来预防。

5. Red wine kills cancer cells.

红酒能够杀死癌细胞。

6. Taller women are more likely to get cancer， according to a study.

据一项研究表明，高个女人更容易得癌症。

7. There are 28 million cancer survivors worldwide.

全球有2800万癌症幸存者。

8. Just 65% of people with cancer in the U.S. survive.

美国仅有65%的癌症病人活了下来。

9. Every 13 minutes， a woman dies from breast3 cancer in the U.S.

每13分钟，美国就有一个女人死于乳腺癌。

10. Exercise， like walking， can reduce breast cancer risk by 25%.

锻炼，例如走路，可以减少25%乳腺癌患病几率。

11. Air pollution causes lung cancer and is also linked to an increased risk for bladder4 cancer.

空气污染引起了肺癌，这还与日益增长的膀胱癌有关。

12. A single cigarette contains over 4，800 chemicals， 69 of which are known to cause cancer.

一根香烟包含了4800多种化学物质，其中69种被认为能引起癌症。