What is 癌症预防?
癌症筛查
In addition to cancer prevention, it is important to check for cancer or conditions that may lead to cancer. This is called cancer screening.
You can take actions to lower your risk or chances of getting cancer. 的se actions are called cancer prevention. Making healthy lifestyle choices can prevent about half of all cancers. Here are examples of healthy lifestyles choices:
- Avoiding tobacco and other known cancer-causing substances
- 积极锻炼身体
- 健康饮食
- 接种疫苗
- Protecting skin from sun exposure
- Testing your home for radon gas
风险因素
研究 shows that certain factors can increase a person’s chance of developing cancer. Anything that increases your risk for developing cancer is a risk factor.
A person can control some risk factors, 比如饮酒, 使用烟草, 暴露在阳光下, 饮食, 肥胖, and exposure to infections and infectious agents.
Other risk factors are out of a person’s control. 包括年龄， 家族病史, environmental exposures, and chronic inflammation.
G. Mitchell Morris 癌症学习中心 (CLC) is your source for free cancer information. 的 癌症学习中心 can help you find resources if you are underinsured or uninsured.
El Centro de Aprendizaje del Cáncer es su lugar para obtener información gratuita sobre el cáncer. También puede ayudarlo a encontrar recursos si tiene seguro insuficiente o no tiene seguro.
Activities that can Lower Your Cancer Risk
避免烟草
Quit tobacco—better yet, never start—to lower your risk for cancer and other diseases. Tobacco causes many types of cancer. It is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Tobacco is harmful in any amount and any form. 的 resources here can help you or your loved one quit.
积极锻炼身体
Moving your body throughout the day has many benefits that help lower your risk of getting cancer and many other diseases. Exercise helps lower inflammation that can increase your cancer risk. It also helps keep damaged cells from turning into cancer.
吃健康食品
No single food prevents cancer, but eating a variety of plant-based foods lowers your risk of getting cancer. 健康饮食 helps you keep a healthy weight and supports your immune system. Healthy foods contain compounds that repair cells and help fight cancer before it starts.
Get 癌症预防 Vaccines
的 vaccines for two infections—HPV and hepatitis B—can help prevent certain cancers. HPV mainly affects the genitals, the mouth, and the throat. Infection from the hepatitis B virus can cause damage to the liver that leads to liver cancer.
练习阳光安全
Everyone is at risk for skin cancer, no matter your skin color or type. 暴露在阳光下, including tanning and sunburns, can increase your risk of developing skin cancer. Know the warning signs for skin cancer and protect your skin from the sun at every age.
测试家里的氡含量
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco. Radon is a radioactive gas–impossible to see, taste, or smell. It occurs naturally and sometimes gets into buildings through the soil. Breathing in radon over time may cause lung cancer. Testing is the only way to know if your home has radon.
