Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Seven Ways to Curb Cancer Risk
The 2006 edition of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Facts & Figures, issued by the America Cancer Society estimates that sreening and lifestyle changes "could in principle" avoid at least half of all cancer deaths.
Below are the top seven suggestions:
* Don't smoke. If you smoke now, quit, and don't hesitate to seek help with the effort.
* Lose extra weight.
* Get regular physical activity.
* Eat healthfully.
* Limit unprotected time in the sun.
* Follow recommendations for cancer screening.
* Start as soon as possible.
The American Cancer Society's report states, "Tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity, and poor nutirtion are major preventable causes of cancer and other diseases in the United States."
For the full report, along with other cancer detection and screening recommendations, please visit the American Cancer Society's website.