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Cancer Prevention

The document discusses ways to prevent cancer through eating a healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables and limiting processed meats and alcohol intake. It also recommends getting vaccinated against HPV and hepatitis B as well as exercising regularly to reduce cancer risks.

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Cancer Prevention

The document discusses ways to prevent cancer through eating a healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables and limiting processed meats and alcohol intake. It also recommends getting vaccinated against HPV and hepatitis B as well as exercising regularly to reduce cancer risks.

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CANCER PREVENTION

EAT HEALTHY DIET

 Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Base your diet on fruits, vegetables and
other foods from plant sources — such as whole grains and beans.
 Limit processed meats. A report from the International Agency for Research on
Cancer, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, concluded that
eating large amounts of processed meat can slightly increase the risk of certain
types of cancer.
 If you choose to drink alcohol, do so only in moderation The risk of various
types of cancer — including cancer of the breast, colon, lung, kidney and liver —
increases with the amount of alcohol you drink and the length of time you've
been drinking regularly.

GET VACCINATED

 Human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead
to cervical and other genital cancers as well as squamous cell cancers of the
head and neck. The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls and boys ages 11
and 12. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the use of
vaccine Gardasil 9 for males and females ages 9 to 45.
 Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B can increase the risk of developing liver cancer. The
hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for certain adults at high risk — such as
adults who are sexually active but not in a mutually monogamous relationship,
people with sexually transmitted infections, people who use intravenous drugs,
men who have sex with men, and health care or public safety workers who might
be exposed to infected blood or body fluids.
 EXERCISE REGULARLY

Physical activity has been linked to a reduced risk of colon cancer. Exercise also appears to
reduce a woman's risk of breast and possibly reproductive cancers. Exercise will help protect
you even if you don't lose weight.

 IF YOU CHOOSE TO DRINK, LIMIT YOURSELF TO AN AVERAGE OF ONE DRINK A DAY


Excess alcohol increases the risk of cancers of the mouth, larynx (voice box), esophagus (food
pipe), liver, and colon; it also increases a woman's risk of breast cancer. Smoking further
increases the risk of many alcohol-induced malignancies.
FOODS THAT PREVENT CANCER

Green tea

Turmeric

Ginger

Leafy greens

Blueberries and Goji berries

Foods that are highrisk of getting the cancer

Red and Processed meats

Includes pork,beef,bacon,ham,hot dogs, and other meat products

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