{"id":1948,"date":"2017-02-09T12:48:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:59:50","slug":"6-cancer-prevention-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/6-cancer-prevention-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Cancer Prevention Tips You Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1949 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cancer-preventive-tips.png\" alt=\"tips for cancer preventive\" width=\"440\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>WE CAN I CAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you&#8217;re concerned about cancer prevention, adopt simple lifestyle changes. Consider these cancer prevention tips.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t use tobacco<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Smoking has been linked to various <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/cancer\/\">types of cancer<\/a><\/span> \u2014including cancer of the lung, mouth, throat, larynx, pancreas, bladder, cervix and kidney. Even, exposure to secondhand smoke might increase your risk of lung cancer.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Eat a healthy diet<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.<br \/>\n\u2022 Avoid obesity<br \/>\n\u2022 Avoid alcohol Intake<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Maintain a healthy weight and be physically active<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Maintaining a healthy weight might lower the risk of various types of cancer<br \/>\n\u2022 Include at least 30 minutes of physical activity in your daily routine<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Get regular preventive medical examination<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Regular self-exams and screenings for various types of cancers<br \/>\n\u2022 Some screening <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/test-for-cancer\">test for Cancer <\/a><\/span>of the prostate cancer (PSA-Prostate specific antigen), cervix (Pap smear and LBC- Liquid based cytology) and breast (Mammography)<br \/>\n\u2022 This can increase your chances of discovering cancer early, when treatment is most likely to be successful<br \/>\n\u2022 If you have family history of cancer contact your physician for more information on predictive testing for hereditary cancer<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Get immunized<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cancer prevention includes protection from certain viral infections. Talk to your doctor about immunization against:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Hepatitis B can increase the risk of developing liver cancer<br \/>\n\u2022 HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical and other genital cancers as well as squamous cell cancers of the head and neck.<br \/>\n\u2022 The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls and boys ages 11 and 12. It is also available to both men and women age 26 or younger who didn&#8217;t have the vaccine as adolescents<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Danger signals<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 <strong>A PERSISTENT SORE<\/strong> in mouth, on the lip or on tongue. Long standing sores due to smoking, sharp edge of teeth, or dental plates that do not fit, can develop into cancer if not taken care of . If any such sore persists more than a few days, see your doctor.<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>LUMPS OR MASSES<\/strong> which appear where none were present previously should arouse suspicion of cancer.<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>UNEXPLAINED OR ABNORMAL BLEEDING FROM ANY BODY OPENING<\/strong> should be quickly investigated by a physician. Coughing up or vomiting blood, passing blood in the urine and rectal bleeding are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/regular-cancer-screenings\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">common symptoms of cancer<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>PERSISTENT INDIGESTION OR CHANGE IN BOWEL HABITS<\/strong>, while usually due to other causes, are often caused in the intestinal tract and should be reported.<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>PERSISTENT HOARSENESS OR COUGH<\/strong> of abnormal duration deserves a careful examination by your doctor. 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