5 Lifestyle Factors

• The dramatic decline of stomach cancer in the past several decades is thought to be a result of improved standards of living, hygiene and methods of food preparation.

• The rise in food preservation techniques such as freezing and refrigeration have largely replaced unhealthy salting, pickling and smoking.

• A diet high in naturally occurring antioxidants, vitamins and fibre, found in fresh fruit and vegetables for instance, also lowers your risk of stomach cancer.

• Being overweight or obese may add to the risk of stomach cancer. On the other hand, being physically active may help lower your risk.

• Smoking increases the risk of stomach cancer, as with many other types of cancer, and is responsible for about a third of all cancer deaths.