Women’s Cancer Risk Reducers
We are all aware of the basic facts about our risks for cancer. Eating healthy, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight can reduce your cancer risk by 70%.Women have special needs when assessing their risks for developing cancer and the ways in which they can reduce their risk. There are four main risk reducers women need to keep in mind.1. Genetics: Family genetics play a major role for women and their cancer risk. Ask questions if possible and find out your family s medical history, both parent s sides. The most common forms of women s cancer, breast, ovarian, and colorectal, all seem to have a genetic link. If your risk turns out, because of family history, to be higher, it s all the more reason to take care of yourself. Let your doctor know and be prepared for early and more frequent testing.2. Exercise: Regular exercise reduces hormones, which can cause more rapid growth of tumors. It also strengthens your immune system to better fight germs and cancer cells trying to grow. What is regular exercise? 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise 5 times a week.3. Eat your fruits and vegetable: Fruits and vegetables are loaded with antioxidants. You need five to nine servings a day. Keep it colorful to be sure to get the right blend. Deep greens, purples, blues, oranges, and reds are the best ones to focus on.4. Cocktail Time: Yes, we ve all heard how drinking red wine is beneficial, but anything more than 1 glass a day is not. Consuming more than 1 drink per day can actually increase your breast cancer risk. Everything in moderation is the key when it comes to imbibing. One drink is good for you, two, not so much.Women have different risk factors and because the most common forms of cancer mainly affect women, need to protect themselves with better health. We cannot completely eliminate our risk for getting cancer, but we can do everything in our power to reduce the risk.
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