YEREVAN. – The first risk factor for cancer is that you inherited certain genes from your parents, director of Armenian-American Wellness Center Khachanush Hakobyan said.

The doctor named several products that can prevent cancer, among them are garlic, onions, red grapes, tomatoes and red wine.

“All the mentioned products will help us get the natural chemical therapy if there are cancer cells. Every person has cancer cells and they are restored once every 4-5 years. To combat them, we must maintain a healthy immune system. These products enhance the power of the immune system,” she said during the Saturday press conference.

Fat, alcohol, cigarettes and unhealthy lifestyle are posing risk, she added.

Khachanush Hakobyan said they had examined 300,000 patients, and 8,700 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. The youngest patient diagnosed with cancer is only 18 years old.