The Impact of Lifestyle Changes on the Prevalence of Cancer in Kenya
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper studied on the impact of lifestyle changes that was occasioned by economic transition, rural-urban migration in Kenya from 2002 to 2013 to give a clear picture on the extent to which the adaptation of unhealthy lifestyle changes has influenced cancer prevalence in Kenya. The paper used secondary data of literature review from 2000 to 2012. There was a correlation between unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, overweight/obesity, tobacco use and alcohol intake with the prevalence of breast, stomach, oesophagus, colorectal in female and prostate, oesophagus, stomach, liver, larynx and pancreatic cancers in male. It was concluded that the prevalence of cancer especially the types mentioned above may have been because of adoption of risk lifestyle behaviours such as unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, being overweight or obese, smoking and excessive alcohol intake in Kenya. Keywords: Cancer prevalence in Kenya, alcohol intake, tobacco use, obesity, red meat consumption, physical inactivity and lifestyle behaviours
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Matunda N. Conradus, Miruka Ondieki Conrad, Moenga Abere Eric
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