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Cancer Prevention – lifestyle changes can save lives
1 in 3 of us will get cancer but by making some changes to how you live your life you
can reduce these odds - half of all cancers can be prevented.
These changes can make a difference:
- Smoking is responsible for a third of all cancers so don't just give yourself the best
present ever; improve the health of your family and friends too by quitting or not
smoking in their company.
- Eating a sensible well balanced diet and taking regular exercise not only helps you
to look good and feel fitter they can also reduce your chances of getting cancer,
heart disease and diabetes.
- Attend screening appointments, we have three national programmes: bowel cancer
screening has now been introduced in Gloucestershire for men and women aged
60-69, cervical screening for women aged 20 - 64 and breast screening for women
aged 50 - 70 all these services can and do save lives.
- Take care in the sun - it's that time of the year we all enjoy: eating alfresco,
barbeques, picnics and generally lazing about enjoying long sunny days but that
does not mean you have to put yourselves at risk from skin cancer. Cover up
between 11 am and 3 pm and use a high factor sunscreen. Take care not to burn
and ensure children and babies are well protected. Click on the skin cancer topic
left to see how to be sun-smart.
270,000 people every year are diagnosed with cancer in the UK.
For most cancers early detection means that treatments are easier and have a
higher chance of success.
For more tips on lifestyle changes that can reduce your risk of getting cancer or where
that is not possible can help you to become body aware and identify changes that need
reporting to a GP - check out the Europe Against Cancer - Ten Point Code
Cancer prevention is an important part of the Cobalt Appeal Fund's services working
closely with companies, organisations, groups and schools providing free educational
talks. Email Sue White (sue@smokebusters.co.uk) for more information.
Click on the most common cancer sites
on the left menu to find out more about:
- symptoms
- risk factors
- how it is diagnosed
- what can you do to reduce your risk
- how the Cobalt Appeal Fund can help
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