General Cancer Prevention

Most cancers are thought to be related to lifestyle or environmental factors, and large numbers undoubtedly could be prevented by judicious changes in personal habits or avoidance of exposure to environmental carcinogens. Research constantly reveals new facts about cancer’s causes, and as we learn the biological processes involve the potential for preventing cancer increases substantially.

Unless a definite cause has been identified for a particular type of cancer, little can be done to prevent it. Identification of risk factors and increased surveillance for those at risk may lead to earlier diagnosis and prompt treatment.

The best means of reducing cancer risk is to avoid unnecessary exposure to known cancer-causing agents. Some preventive strategies are applicable to more than one type of cancer, as well as to other life-threatening conditions.

Preventive strategies

1. Avoid/Restrict - Fat (decrease for breast, colon & Prostate cancer).

2. Avoid/Restrict – Piokled, barbecued or Salt-cured food (? risk of Oesophagus & stomach Cancer).

3. Avoid smoking and tobacco products – The most effective step anyone can take in preventing premature death from many causes is to stop smoking, or better still, never start.

4. Stop chewing paan & tobacco - decreases risk of oral cancer.

5. Restrict alcohol consumption

As well as we should add, some protective factor to our life

1. Eat more fresh vegetables.
2. Increase intake of high fibre diet – like brown bread, rice, wheat, cereal, popcorn, peaches, apples with skin, oranges, potatoes, spinach, peas, and tomatoes.
3. Foods with Vitamin A – Egg yolk, dairy foods, fish, liver, fresh fruits- (Apricots, Peaches), carrots and green vegetables.
4. Increase intake of foods with Vitamin C–(oranges, mangoes, cauliflower, chillies, tomatoes) – Decreases the risk of oesophageal, mouth, stomach, colon, rectum and Cervix cancer.
5. Control Weight – Obesity linked with cancer of breast, colon gall bladder, Uterus.