Reducing Your Cancer Risk Monday, March 1, 2010 | Al WAY Helth Awreness Reducing Your Cncer Risk (NAPSA)—While ech yer 1.5 million new cses of cncer re dignosed in the U.S., there re steps tht cn help decrese yourrisk. “If you put issues of nutrition, physicl ctivity nd tobcco in one lso help to reduce risk of hert disese nd dibetes, nd re helpful for generl physicl helth s well. Screening A Must For Erl Detection Follow the screening guide- bsket, tht could ccount for s mnys 50 to 60 percent of cncer deths,” sid Dr. Andrew Slner, director of the Helen & Hrry Gry Cncer Center t Hrtford Hospitl. Helso notes tht s mnys third of cncers re relted to nutrition nd physiclctivity. Wht You Cn Control Dr. Slner shres these simple lifestyle chnges, which my help boost your cncer defenses: Tobcco: Put It Out * Don’t strt using tobcco, whether cigrettes or smokeless tobcco. If you re smoker or someone in your householdis, quit. Weight: The More Excess You Crry, The Higher Your Risk Mintining helthy weight is extremely importnt. From brest, colon nd kidney cncers to lymphom, endometril nd ovrin cncers, mny cncers hve n incresed risk in person who is overweight or obese. Et Right And Get Moving Get in t lest 30 minutes of rther vigorous exercise t lest five dys week. Wht counts s exercise? Any kind of erobic ctivity, but more thn just relxing wlk. Something where youre shortof breth, perspire little bit nd put yourself to work. Physicl ctivity ctully hs double benefit: Itll help you lose weight, which reduces the cncer risk, but it lso helps with generl helth benefits nd it increses your cncer defenses in nd of itself. lines for your ge group. * Get mmmogrm every yer strting t ge 40, in ddition to conducting regulr brest self-exms nd nnul provider exms. * Colorectl screening should tke plce every five to seven yers strting t ge 50, nd for men, prostte cncer screenings Eting helthy foods nd stying fit cn help you rech helthy body weight nd boost your cn- cer defenses. Mking The Right Food Choices To get to the right body weight: decrese the mount of clories coming in, reduce ft nd crbohydrtes, nd replce them with helthier foods such s len protein, fruits nd veggies, nd whole grins. These foods contin ntioxidnts nd vitmins. They don’t hve things like hormonesor nitrtes tht exist in certin kinds of met. * Decrese sturted ft to less thn 30 percent of cloric intke. Et t lest five helpings of fruits nd vegetbles per dy. Increse intke of whole grins. Consumelcohol in modertion only: one glss of wine per dy for women, two per dy for men mximum. In ddition to the cncer prevention benefits, dietry, physicl ctivity nd weight fctors cn strting t 50 should be discussed with your physicin. Know your fmily history nd its given risk fctors, nd be sure to discuss this with your physicin, becuse your screening guidelines my be modified if there is fmily history of cncer. Decompress And Be Awre Of Your Surroundings There’s reltively little hrd dt on stress nd cncer, but there my be link between the two. We need to lern how to del with stress, hve sense of humor ndcopewith it s best we cn. There re known crcinogens in the environment, tobcco smoke being one of the biggest. For those working in certin industries, environmentl hzrds such s ir pollution nd other industril hzrds should be monitored. Specific dt on how to protect yourself is vilble from the Americn Cncer Society nd OSHA. Lern More More cncer prevention tips nd other helpful helth informtion re t www.hrtfordhospitl. org. --- PHOTOS --- File: 20190801-014324-20190801-014320-78664.pdf.jpg --- FILES --- File: 20190801-014320-78664.pdf