Cancer prevention.

CANCER

Things we can do to reduce the incidence of cancer.

1)AVOIDING OR LIMITING CERTAIN FOODS:

Processed meats
Red meat
Fast food
Fat rich processed foods of all sorts.
Sugars. Sugar is put into nearly all factory processed food stuffs.
Starches.
Sweet drinks.
Alcohol consumption.

2)CONTROL WEIGHT.

Being overweight is related to at least, 12 different types of cancer:  ovarian cancer, prostate, stomach, throat and mouth cancer, rectum and colon,  breast cancer in postmenopausal women, gallbladder, kidney, esophageal cancer, pancreatic, and womb.

3)BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE.

The importance of regular physical activity can not be overstated.

4)THE RIGHT DIET.

Try to consume a diet that is rich in vegetables, fruit, whole grains and beans. Roughage is important as are fresh foods. Try and get your nutrients of all sorts mainly from fresh foods.

5)BREASTFEEDING

The WHO recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of their lives,, and then to continue  to the age of two or beyond, alongside appropriate complementary foods.

6)AVOID TOBACCO

Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body, including the:

Blood (acute myeloid leukemia),
Bladder
Cervix
Colon and rectum (Link)
Esophagus
Kidney and renal pelvis
Larynx
Liver
Lungs
Mouth and throat
Pancreas
Stomach
Trachea, lung  and bronchus

7)AVOID EXCESSIVE SUN EXPOSURE.