10 Dos and Don'ts to reduce your risk of Cancer.

Healthy behaviors could prevent about half of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. 1. Don't SMOKE! 2. Get screened for cancer regularly! 3. Limit your alcohol consumption! 4. Protect your skin from the sun! 5. Be physically active! 6. Keep your weight in the normal range for your height! 7. Avoid taking hormone replacement therapy to treat symptoms of menopause! 8. After consulting your doctor, consider taking medications to reduce your cancer risk! 9. Avoid exposures to cancer-related causing substances. Radiation exposures and some chemicals are known to cause cancer! 10. Eat a diet that reduces the risk of cancer, research suggests a plant-based diet is associated with reduced risks for several cancers, especially colon cancer!