Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say
Lifestyle changes have been shown to lower odds, even for those at a higher risk for cancer.
WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Although some believe that certain people are destined to get cancer and nothing can be done to change their fate, that's just not the case, experts say.
Even people who have genes that predispose them to certain types of cancer might be able to reduce their risk by living a healthy lifestyle, they say.
"Between 27 and 49 percent of people think preventing cancer is impossible or highly unlikely," said Karen Collins, a registered dietitian and a nutrition adviser for the American Institute for Cancer Research.
But, she said, the institute has identified three steps people could take to dramatically affect the chances of developing cancer:
Eat a mostly plant-based diet.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Exercise regularly.
"The data is pretty clear that we can make a significant drop in the cancer rate with these three changes," Collins said. "We can prevent about one-third of cancers with these changes. And if you add tobacco prevention, which reduces about 30 percent of cancers, over half of today's cancers could be prevented."
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This should bring hope to so many who are afraid of developing cancer. If we go back to the basic principle of eating a healthy, plant based diet and exercise, we can decrease our risk dramatically. Also, monitoring our weight is important as well. And women, don't forget to slow down on your alcohol intake. You should drink as little as possible. Alcohol has been shown to increase breast cancer. And don't forget if you are 20 pounds heavier then what you weighed when you graduated from high school, your at higher risk for breast cancer.
I have had breast cancer having been diagnosed ay the age of 54. My body was at its ideal weight and i most certainly was at my fittest ever.I ate a healthy diet and took good care of my body so not every one falls into that over weight unfit box! All women should be mindfull that they are at risk.
My grandfather had lupus, skin cancer and colon cancer. He lived a very long life with the first two conditions, and it was the colon cancer that took him. He walked a marathon distance every week until his 80's, proving that his clean eating regimen and active lifestyle could keep you going for a long time.
Wishing you all well.
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