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=**Preventing Cancer**=

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What YOU can do:
1) **Stay healthy and exercise**- obesity causes many different types of cancer including:
 * breast (among postmenopausal women)
 * colon
 * endometrium (uterus)
 * esophagus
 * kidney
 * cervix
 * gallbladder
 * Hodgkin lymphoma
 * multiple melanoma
 * ovary
 * pancreas
 * thyroid
 * aggressive forms of prostate cancer

2) **Don't smoke**- smoking causes cancer in the lungs, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), esophagus, and bladder, and contributes to the development of cancers of the pancreas, cervix, kidney, stomach, and also some leukemias. About 30% of all cancer deaths and about 87% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes

3) **Protect your skin!** Wear sunscreen with at least SPF 15, protective clothing when you go outside. Research shows a link between sunburns in children and an increased risk of melanoma and skin cancer later in life. Protecting skin from the sun during childhood and adolescence is important in reducing cancer risk later in life.

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 * Early Detection:**

Check for lumps in breasts and other areas regularly to detect cancer at an early stage! Also when you get out of the shower, check for actinic keratosis – (a dry, scaly, reddish, and slightly raised lesion). If you do find something or are worried that you have cancer you should go see your doctor and get a screening test. Getting one earlier on will greatly help your chance of survival.
 * mammography for breast cancer
 * Pap test for cervical cancer
 * Fecal occult blood test or a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer