Cancer in one of the family members encourages others to understand that the likelihood of this disease in them is real. It motivates them to lead a healthy lifestyle..

This conclusion was reached by German scientists working in Bremen at the Institute.. Leibniz, dealing with problems of prevention and epidemiology.

According to the data obtained by the specialists of this institution, the fact that there is a person with oncological problems in the family motivates the rest to think about leading a healthy lifestyle.

They quit smoking, start exercising more actively and eat more fruits and vegetables.

The consumption of alcoholic beverages by such people is also markedly reduced..

Scientists in the course of the experiment interviewed almost a thousand Germans. 700 of them had people with oncological problems among their close relatives.

People understand that if cancer patients appear among their closest relatives, they urgently need to deal with its prevention.. At the same time, no one has yet proven that such an ailment can be hereditary..

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