Risk factors of cancer: a review

Emaduldeen H. A.^¹, Dhifaf J. Shamran^²✉, Dhuha J. Mahdi^³, Mohammed Muayad T.A.^¹    

^¹Environment Research Center, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

^²Agriculture College, Al Muthanna University, Iraq

^³Studies and Planning Department, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Received: Oct 2, 2022/ Revised: Nov 28, 2022/ Accepted: Oct 29, 2022

(✉) Corresponding Author: dhifaf15@mu.edu.iq

Abstract

Cancer has been known since BC., with rare incidence. At that time, some scientists tried to treat cancer, and some tried to find out the reason(s) behind the occurrence of cancer, and they put up many hypotheses. Nowadays, with all progression in medical technology and diagnostic methods, the causes of cancer remain unclear. But the causes of cancer can be an interaction between a person’s genetic factors and external carcinogens factors that can be divided into physical, chemical, and biological carcinogens. In this review, the risk factors of cancer were discussed.

Keywords: Cancer, Chemical Factors, Physical Factors, Biological Factors, Heredity

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How to cite this article

Emaduldeen, H. A., Shamran, D. J., Mahdi, D. J., Mohammed, M. T. A. (2022). Risk factors of cancer: a review. Science Archives, Vol. 3(4), 284-288. https://doi.org/10.47587/SA.2022.3407

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