3 Ways to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

You eat loads of veggies, sweat often and don't smoke. So cancer, schmancer, right? Not so fast. "No one's immune to cancer, not even young fit women," says Therese Bevers, M.D., the medical director of the cancer prevention center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "For instance, you may not think twice about going for a run without wearing sunscreen or having a couple of drinks at night, but these are both risk factors." Melanoma is up 800 percent in young women. Cases of metastatic breast cancer—the kind that spreads to other organs—have doubled over the past three decades in women under 40. And thyroid cancer rates in women are rising. Obesity, chemicals in the environment and sun exposure may be to blame. Or it may simply be that we've gotten better at detecting cancer. Don't panic; be proactive. Here's how to protect yourself

Kick Up Your Workouts

 

Sprint for one minute every five minutes during this period of five miles, or program on your stationary bike during the intervals of the hill instead of cabotage in the gym. An increased effort can increase your cells' ability to repair and prevent damage that can lead to cancer, according to a study by the University of Washington. In fact, a recent study of breast cancer survivors found that those who were the runners have reduced by 40 percent mortality rate for both third ran a mile, against only 5 percent among walkers. In the days that you can not squeeze in a full training session, incorporating bursts of activity like running stairs or faster 10 Burpees in your schedule to help you build toward recommended by the American Cancer Society 150 minutes week of moderate exercise.

Call Your Mother

 

 It's your turn to give you the third degree and grill in diseases that run in the family. 5 to 10 percent of all cancers are hereditary, meaning that are a direct result of genetic defects called mutations that have been passed from generation to generation. Fill members of the family tool deets Family Online History US Surgeon General (familyhistory.hhs.gov), then print and take to your next doctor appointment. And if any of these signs apply to you, ask your doctor to refer you to a genetic counselor or find yourself in nsgc.org said Joy Larsen Haidle, president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

       A family member who had cancer before the age of 50 years or a rare tumor.

       A parent who had two or more types of cancer.

       Three or more relatives on the same side that had the same type of cancer.

       Groups of different types of cancer on one side of the family. Fo

r example, ovarian cancer and breast cancer are caused by the same inherited genes, such as cancers of the colon and endometrium.

       A member of the family of the ovary, pancreas or an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Know Your Moles

 I hope you give regular monitoring of the skin using the ABCDE (asymmetry, irregular borders, color, diameter, evolution) Evaluation spots or moles method. While it is important to make these self-examination, this ID only about 80 percent of melanomas, so regular visits to the dermatologist are also important, advises Sapna Patel, MD, assistant professor of melanoma medical oncology at MD Anderson. "Melanomas can come in different shades of black or brown," says Dr. Patel. "Do not neglect a flesh-colored or red lesion that looks like a wart or a persistent bug bite could be skin cancer." And beware use skin cancer applications for their own controls. Three of the four applications tested misdiagnosed 30 percent or more of melanomas that "unconcerning" according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. if in doubt, ask your derm check it out, especially if you are new to a higher pencil eraser cerebrovascular accident.