Which Environment Makes Cancer?

Cancer occurs with uncontrolled cell growth or abnormal cell division in DNA damage. Carcinogens are the factors that cause DNA mutations and they are known to cause cancer in our body by making changes in gene level. Genetic susceptibility is also important in cancer development along with factors such as poor living conditions. Additionally, all these environmental factors such as X-rays, gamma rays, the radiation emitted from radioactive materials, aniline type dyes, cigarette, free radicals, asbestos, silica dust, air pollution, food additives, various drugs, some of the chemicals used in perfumes, oncogenic viruses and bacteria are playing an important role in cancer formation and contribute the increase of incidence of cancer. The environmental factors that cause cancer are located in air, water, soil and the food that we need to live. Consequently, human get cancer from exposure to carcinogens from the environment where they live. The cancer is a difficult disease to treat and reduces the life quality of people with cancer. Investigation of the effects of environmental factors in cancer and prevention of the cancer development by determining the factors that cause cancer are very important from this perspective.