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广播听力:UK, Lifestyle Contributes to Higher Cancer Rate in Women

Source: CRI    2011-12-24  我要投稿   论坛   Favorite  

After many years of battling breast cancer, Claire Footitt is now in remission.

According to Cancer Research UK, Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK, where it kills 12,000 women every year.

While Claire doesn't believe her lifestyle contributed to developing cancer, she is worried that more and more women in Britain are getting the disease, because of increasing rates of obesity and alcohol abuse.

"You've got to look at your diet - without a shadow of a doubt. You have to, it's very important. I know they say it's '5-a-day' - do that 5 a day. It slows down your system you're clogging your arteries - it's not just cancer, it's a lot of other things. Yes, it's a knock-on