A question about cancer?

Question

I have been worried a lot about cancer lately. Is there anything I can do to make sure I do not get cancer?

Answer 1

Live a healthy lifestyle. Eat healthy, don't smoke or do drugs. Have regular check ups with your dr.

Answer 2

Guarantee beyond a shadow of a doubt that you don't get cancer? No. I had several patients that never smoked, ate all the right food, ran miles every day....and looked at me and said "Why me?"

There are no guarantees. There are only educated guesses, which you have probably already heard or your doctor can tell you. Many depend on your genetics and lifestyle, which mean that some you can change and some you are born with. The best you can do is take what is assumed to be the best knowledge available today and do the best you can with that. Some people can live happily with these factors and others can not. The important thing is to live your life to the fullest each and every day just as if it were your last day. Then you will have no regrets.

Answer 3

There are risk factors to be considered whether or not you will get cancer. These risk factors are either modifiable (can be changed) or non-modifiable ( such as your age, gender, genes) which means there's nothing you can do about it, or have little control over it. But remember the modifiable risk factors are the ones you have control over. Don't stress too much over this because stress in itself is a risk factor. Just remember to eat healthy, exercise, live a healthy lifestyle (avoid smoking), get enough sleep, and last but not least - smile a lot.

Answer 4

I don't think you can absolutely assure that you will not get cancer, but control the things you can control - how you eat, not smoking, your weight, exposure to sun, exposure to other cancerous elements. You do the best you can and let the rest go. You will die some day and if it isn't cancer, it will be something else.

Answer 5

This is from personal experience;

I don't think there is a way to prevent cancer. Cancer happens and nobody can prevent themselves from having it happen. My Uncle led a completely healthy life, did all the things people have listed above me and he still got cancer. He was diagonsed with Stomach Cancer and he only thought he had the flu. When they diagonesed him with Stomach Cancer, they took him into surgery and it was to late. My Uncle died, leaving two young sons and his wife. So honestly, I don't think you prevent yourself from getting cancer. It just happens and we have no control over it.

Answer 6

eat bitter fruits & vegetables so u can prevent the cancer .
there is nothing to worry about cancer.
u should not eat all the items unbalancly if u fond of eating like that u may get cancer. so eat bitter guard it guards u from cancer It is the best way to prevent cancer .


thank u domt worrry about cancer it is a small disease if u take notice if not bigger one.
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Answer 7

Good day!
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.

Causes

Cells are the building blocks of living things. Cancer grows out of normal cells in the body. Normal cells multiply when the body needs them, and die when the body doesn't. Cancer appears to occur when the growth of cells in the body is out of control and cells divide too rapidly. It can also occur when cells "forget" how to die.

There are many different kinds of cancers. Cancer can develop in almost any organ or tissue, such as the lung, colon, breast, skin, bones, or nerve tissue.

There are multiple causes of cancers, including:

* Radiation
* Sunlight
* Tobacco
* Certain viruses
* Benzene
* Certain poisonous mushrooms and aflatoxins (a poison produced by organisms that can grow on peanut plants)

However, the cause of many cancers remains unknown.

The most common cause of cancer-related death is lung cancer.

The three most common cancers in men in the United States are prostate cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. In women in the U.S., the three most frequently occurring cancers are breast cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer.

Certain cancers are more common in particular geographic areas. For example, in Japan, there are many cases of gastric cancer, while in the U.S. this type of cancer is relatively rare. Differences in diet may play a role.

Answer 8

My son was only 4 when he was diagnosed with cancer. What do you think he could have done to get it? Nothing. This is a terrible disease that can strike anyone but do live healthily. And stop worrying, worrying might rise your blood pressure and this can cause a heart attack. God Bless.

Answer 9

cancer is believed to be genetical. for eg, if you smoke or come in contact with cigarette smoke, you could get it in 5 years or smoke for 50 years and not have a damn thing. most types are genetical and triggered by different factors, so if you don't wanna get it, i suggest you check your relatives' med background and see what went wrong.

and it's really dumb to say tabacco causes cancer. the blend mixed with certain chems cause it, but tabocco alone is kinda safe.

Answer 10

unfortunately i do not know of any way of cancer proofing us, how ever we can avoid known carcenegens such as smoking, drinking eating junk food, limiting our exposure to dangerous chemicals and eat more fresh organic fruit and veg, organic meat and milk ets. berries - blueberries in particular a re a great source of anti-oxidants which are meant to help as long as organic( which means no insecticides etc) and organic green tea. best wishes.