Facts, Lifestyles And Unhealthy Diets Can Be Triggers For Cancer

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JAKARTA - Cancer is still a scourge for the people of Indonesia. The causes are varied. The Director of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (P2PTM) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Cut Putri Arianie MH.Kes said that unhealthy lifestyles and eating patterns are still the main triggers of cancer in Indonesia.

Reflecting on this, the Ministry of Health continues to intensify health promotion on prevention methods to the public so that the number of cancer cases in Indonesia does not continue to increase.

"Based on the principles of healthy living, we can prevent new cases from occurring," Cut said in a webinar, Saturday, July 31.

By implementing a healthy lifestyle, Cut said, it could prevent cancer cases, which are non-communicable diseases.

"This needs to be emphasized because an unhealthy lifestyle and diet are still risk factors that add to the high number of cancer cases," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

There is also a lifestyle that triggers cancer cases are smoking, drinking alcohol, to lack of physical activity.

Meanwhile, for unhealthy eating patterns such as excessive consumption of foods and drinks that contain a lot of sugar, salt, and fat.

Therefore, the public is advised to obey the rules of a balanced healthy diet as a guideline from the Ministry of Health by filling their plates using the scheme of 1/4 part for carbohydrates, 1/4 part for protein, and 1/2 part for vegetables and fruit.

In addition to urging the public to live a healthy lifestyle and diet, several activities promoted by the Ministry of Health to prevent an increase in cancer cases in Indonesia include campaigning for early detection activities, providing special protection, and providing treatment in standard health facilities. which continues to be improved from time to time.

For early detection activities, the Ministry of Health often shares steps for early detection of various types of cancer through the community or webinars so that people can deal with cancer problems they face as early as possible.

Meanwhile, special protection is carried out by giving HPV (human papillomavirus) immunization for children aged 9-14 years.

Previously, HPV immunization was initially only available in 6 locations in Indonesia, but according to Doctor Cut, currently under the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, the immunization has been approved so that it can be distributed throughout Indonesia pending the budget for next year.

Then for treatment, the Ministry of Health ensures that health facilities in Indonesia get improved so that they can continue to serve cancer patients from all walks of life to get access to good and maximum treatment.

He also invited the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle and diet in order to actively contribute to reducing cancer cases in Indonesia.

"We know that health is not everything, but from the pandemic we have learned that without health everything is meaningless. So we encourage development based on health to be started by the community by prioritizing healthy living behaviors," he concluded.