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Public release date: 06 April 2008
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Ten recommendations for reducing your cancer risk
Despite widely held beliefs that cancer is genetic and cannot be avoided, the American Cancer Society advocates
that the following healthy regime can successfully prevent almost half of cancer deaths.
According to cancer prevention expert Anne McTiernan, ten lifestyle changes are required to improve
their odds of preventing cancer or catching it in its earliest, most curable stages.
The recommendations include-one should not smoke or use any other tobacco products, as tobacco increases
the risk for many cancers including those of the lung, bronchus, head and neck, colon, and bladder.
In fact, one should not hesitate in asking any help from his physician, family and friends, employer, and
even his insurance company.
The second recommendation says that men and women should get screened for cancer regularly as many tests can detect
cancer at a very early stage, sometimes even before a growth has turned cancerous. This can greatly increase
chance for a cure and reduce risk of dying from the disease. Currently available cancer screening includes
Colon, Breast, Prostate, Cervix, Cervical-cancer and Skin.
McTiernan of the Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre also suggested that one should keep his alcohol consumption
low, as it increases risk for several cancers including those of the breast, oesophagus, colon, pancreas,
and head and neck.
The fourth recommendation is to protect your skin from the sun and for this you should use sunscreen every
time you go outdoors (preferably one with an SPF of 30 or higher that protects against both UVA and UVB rays).
One should keep a physically active lifestyle, for a research has suggested that exercising three to four
hours per week at moderate or vigorous levels reduces the risk of several cancers by 30 percent to 50 percent.
It was suggested that one should keep his weight in the normal range for his height, i.e. keeping to a body
mass index (BMI) of 25 or less. People who are overweight or obese have increased risk of developing several
cancers including those of the colon, breast, pancreas, liver, kidney and endometrium, and perhaps leukaemia
and lymphoma. It's also proved that men who are obese are more prone to develop a deadly form of prostate
cancer if they develop the disease.
For women, it was recommended that they should avoid taking menopausal hormone-replacement therapy as it
increases risk for breast, endometrial and, possibly, ovarian cancer.
One should consider taking medications for reducing cancer risk, as number of medications have been tested
and found effective for reducing risk for cancer.
Avoid exposures to cancer-causing substances as radiation exposures and some chemicals are known to cause cancer.
And lastly, one should eat a cancer-risk-reducing diet as research has indicated that a plant-based diet
is associated with reduced risk for several cancers, especially for colon cancer. In fact, McTiernan also
laid down general dietary guidelines for reducing cancer risk. (ANI)
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