Investigating the Impact of Globalization and Changes in Lifestyle and Eating Habits on the Cancer Prevalence

In this article, a survey method is presented to investigate the impact of globalization and changes in lifestyle and eating habits resulting from it on the prevalence of cancer. The statistical population of this research includes all people with cancer who are undergoing treatment in the medical centers of Tehran. However, 151 patients were selected by the multi-stage cluster sampling method.  Cochran's formula was used to determine the number of sample members. The tool for collecting data is a researcher-made questionnaire, the reliability of which has been confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method. Data analysis was also done using SPSS software. The proposed hypotheses were tested using Pearson's correlation and regression methods. The results show that globalization can cause changes in the lifestyle and eating habits of people through various ways, including considered advertisements on social networks and cyberspace, fashion trends, busyness, lack of time, and friends. Therefore, the consumption of processed and fast foods will increase and because of the above-mentioned factors, those people will become infected with cancer. It should be noted that busyness and lack of time to prepare healthy foods are the most important factors, and the least effect is due to fashion trends.