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Healthy Living Tips To Reduce Cancer Risk
Posted by admin in Cancer, Healthy Living on June 18, 2011
While there are no guarantees that you will not contract cancer over your lifetime there are some healthy living tips that can reduce the risk. Scientists now believe that one third of cancers can be avoided by proper nutrition, a daily exercise program and maintaining a healthy weight. These three things will go on long way to reducing the risk. Research has shown that making even small changes to your lifestyle will make a significant difference in the quality of life for many years and decades to come. So let us look at some of the things that we can do.
STAY LEAN
It is believed that maintaining a healthy weight is the most important thing you can do next to not smoking. It is suggested that people try to maintain their Body Mass Index (BMI) at the lower end of their range.
Evidence suggests that excess fat is a risk factor for at least six different types of cancer. These would be colon cancer, post menopausal breast cancer, esophageal cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer and endometrial cancer. Body fat is also beginning to be linked to an increased risk of gallbladder cancer as well.
EXERCISE
We all know that a regular exercise program is not only good for heart health but for overall health in general. It can also reduce the risk of many forms of cancer. The added benefit here is that it will also help you to control weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Smoking Related Cancers
The title of this article itself reveals why cigarettes are also called cancer sticks. It is a well established fact that smoking triggers malignancy in healthy cells. The habit of smoking is easy to start but extremely difficult to stop. No wonder, people continue to puff smoke for years which only increases their chances of falling prey to various types of cancer. Surprisingly, number of people joining the brigade of smokers is increasing. The increase in number of smokers in various countries is a cause of concern, especially when the ‘C for Cancer’ has been associated with it. So, its time that smokers know about various smoking related illnesses. Following article discusses about cancers caused by smoking.
Cancers Related to Smoking
The inhaled smoke of a tobacco cigarette directly exposes our body to various carcinogens (cancer causing agents). Tobacco is a carcinogen and so taking it in any form predisposes a person to its cancerous effects. Some of the smoking related cancers are discussed below:
Lung Cancer
Talking about smoking and ignoring lung cancer is like giving a lecture on the solar system without mentioning the sun. This is because, lung cancer is considered to be the most likely outcome of prolonged smoking. Also, numerous studies indicate that smokers are twice likely to develop lung cancer than their counterparts (non smokers) . Although there are various causes that can trigger lung cancer, smoking is a primary contributory factor. Read the rest of this entry »