Vacations are considered to clear one’s mind and give a fresh and renewed outlook at work and at home, but Cancer Research UK says otherwise. Their report says too much vacation may cause cancers.
In UK and Europe, everyone gets away from hot summers and travel to Spain, Greece and other beach locations for their vacations. For many it is a ritual every year. But
Cancer Research, UK, a leading cancer charity organization, reports that
vacations are not necessarily good for health. In a study they found the following:
• Too much sun causes malignant melanoma
• Too much Food and Cigarettes cause kidney cancer.
• Too much food causes womb cancer
• Too much alcohol causes liver cancer
• Too much alcohol and tobacco causes mouth cancer.
They say in vacations, people tend to too much of the above things, which might contribute more to cancers. In that case staying at home is a much better option. I tried to find the actual report but I couldn’t find it where they correlate vacation to cancers. There may be some influence but not everyone spends vacation whole year. But the above could be a valid point if someone indulges too much in alcohol, cigarettes and food.
According to Cancer Research, UK,
rates of melanoma, a form of skin cancer has risen over 40 percent, the primary cause being excess sun burning. Also, mouth, womb and kidney cancers have shown rapid increases in the last 10 years. They suggest a change of lifestyle and moderation could prevent such cancers.
We already know this doing much of anything will cause cancers and other damages to the body. But one thing that this study shows, just because one is on vacation that doesn’t mean they are immune to cancers, so it will be better to take precautions. Instead of drinking too much on vacation, have a moderate amount would be better, so you can enjoy the vacation more. Also, use lot of sun screen and smoke less as well.
