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How to Prevent Cancer

Explore effective strategies to prevent cancer such as avoiding tobacco, maintaining a healthy diet, limiting alcohol consumption, protecting against sun exposure, engaging in physical activity, and more. Learn about how lifestyle choices impact cancer risk and discover ways to reduce your chances of developing this disease.

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How to Prevent Cancer

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  1. How to Prevent Cancer

  2. Medical science

  3. 1 in 4 70-80% of cancers are preventable

  4. Stop Tobacco Use

  5. 90% of cancers of: • Lung • Lip • Mouth • Tongue • Throat • Esophagus • Half of all bladder cancers

  6. 1/3 of all cancer deaths

  7. Heart disease and stroke

  8. Emphysema

  9. Get help to stop smoking

  10. Eat a Proper Diet 33% of all cancers

  11. Can food cause cancer? • Additives • Preservatives • Flavor enhancers • Pesticides • Other chemicals Only 2%

  12. What kind of food promotes cancer?

  13. How do fiber and fat influence cancer?

  14. Bile acids

  15. Fiber • Low fiber diets 72 hours to 7 days • High fiber diets 24 to 36 hours

  16. Fiber • Shortens exposure time • Dilutes the concentration

  17. Race or culture?

  18. High fiber • Low fat

  19. Fat depresses the immune system

  20. Do Not Use Alcohol • Liver • Esophagus • Pancreas

  21. Alcohol related: • 12% of all cancers • 50% of auto accidents • Family damage

  22. Avoid Undue Sun Exposure

  23. Basal cell Squamous cell

  24. Melanoma

  25. Get Regular Physical Activity 4 hours per week reduces risk by 1/3

  26. Achieve a Healthy Weight

  27. Cancer Society Diet Recommendations

  28. Choose more plant foods 50% less cancer

  29. “Many scientific studies show that eating fruits and vegetables protect against cancers.”

  30. Limit high fat foods

  31. “High fat diets have been associated with an increase in the risk of cancer.”

  32. “Consumption of meat, especially red meat, has been associated with increased cancer risk.”

  33. Fast food

  34. Participate in screening examination

  35. No smoking • No alcohol • High fiber diet • Normal weight 80% Only 1 in 20

  36. “And God himself shall be with them ... And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:3,4

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