10 Tips for Reducing Cancer Risk

[minisoji]

1. Stop smoking

2. Limit alcohol intake – some alcohol is okay, too much is not

3. broccoliFollow recommended intake of fruits and vegetable (daily!)

4. Decrease the amount of fat in your daily diet

5. Lose weight if you’re too heavy, try to gain weight if you’re too thin

6. Move! Get active

7. Watch your skin (from the sun and don’t use tanning beds)

8. Don’t take chances when having sex. Protect yourself.

9. See your doctor regularly and take part in recommenced screening tests

10. If you have had cancer or are at particularly high risk, speak with your doctor about chemoprevention, which is taking medications to reduce the risk of new cancers

[Janeuree]

I remember an Acronym about cancer that would help us to be aware about this deadly disease.

Change in bowel habits sign of colorectal cancer

A sore that does not heal on the skin or in the mouth could be milignant

Unusual bleeding or discharge from rectum, bladder or vagina could be colorectal, prostate, bladder or cervical cancer

Thickening of breast tissue or a new lump in breast

Indigestion or trouble swallowing cancer of the mouth thoart esophagus or stomach.

Obvious changes to moles or warts could be skin cancer

Nagging cough or hoarseness that persists for four to six weeks could be cancer of lung or throat cancer.

So take note of the symptoms and be aware