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If you survive a cancer, follow the nutritional recommendations of an expert and exercise.

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Limit salt intake to 6 grams daily. Avoid canned and prepared meals, rich in sodium.

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Eat five portions of fruit and vegetable and whole grains and legumes.

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Limit your alcohol intake to a small glass if female and two if male.

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Do not eat more than a pound of red meat per week. Avoid processed (ham, sausages ...).

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If mother, breastfeed your child for at least six months, both will benefit.

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Avoid eating too energetic, with lots of sugar and fat and do not include plant fiber.

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Make every day from 30 to 60 minutes of moderate physical activity such as walking.

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Maintain a healthy weight, according to certain measures normal for their age and sex.

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Do not smoke and avoid environments frequented by smokers.

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Seek a dermatologist if there are stains on your skin that are changing form "shells" on the surface, bleed easily, non-healing wounds or injuries of progressive growth.

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The vast majority of these skin changes located on the face, protect it forever. Do not forget to protect your lips and ears, sites commonly affected by the disease.

Stay active and keep your weight under control

Physically active people generally have fewer health problems than those who are not, and that extends to preventing cancer, too. Studies have shown that people who engage in routine exercise and have a much lower probability of developing colorectal cancer. There are also connections to show that physical activity may play a role in reducing the risk of breast cancer and endometrial cancer.

Minimize alcohol consumption

Mouth cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer and liver cancer are all linked to alcohol consumption. Reduce intake of alcohol in general can help prevent these cancers.

Maintaining a healthy diet

Sounds easy, but a large part of the Brazilians do not get their daily suggested amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables and other important food groups. To complete our national preference for processed foods has been shown to be a contributing factor to the different forms of cancer. Also make sure to rinse the product fresh to remove any pesticides which may be still remains, since these environmental agents are thought to play a role in cancer development.

Be aware of environmental carcinogens

It is believed that a significant percentage of the workers (20 to 30 percent of men and 5 to 20 percent females) were exposed to carcinogens such as asbestos in the workplace. These types of environmental and occupational risks can cause mesothelioma (cancer of the outer covering of the lungs and chest cavity), and leukemia.

The test for common infections and immunized

HPV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, Epstein-Barr, and Heliocobacter pylori can cause various types of cancer, cervical cancer, liver cancer for gastric cancer. There are two vaccines checked (they have been approved by the FDA) to fight cancer-causing agents such viruses. Making sure you do regular check-ups and treatment of all infections quickly can help decrease the risk of developing cancer cells.

Although these three factors are known to be directly related to cancer, the following four factors of lifestyle has significant research to support their correlations as cancer-causing agents.

Avoid harmful UV rays

Take precautions when spending time outdoors in the sun and can significantly decrease the risk of getting skin cancer. Always wear sunscreen and appropriate clothing (hats, pants and shirts with sleeves), especially if you have sensitive skin. Even tanning beds using UV were considered carcinogenic to humans, despite its popularity and wide acceptance in society.

Stay away from tobacco

This is probably the most widely recognized little advice on cancer prevention, since it plays an important role in the recruitment of lung, esophagus and larynx. In addition to cigarette smoking, other tobacco products such as chewing tobacco should be avoided as well, since they are as healthy as cigarettes.

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Measure preventive and early diagnosis can save lives: - Adopt a diet rich in fiber and low in fat - Enter foods rich in calcium and vitamins C, A and D - consider the use of supplements - Make periodic examinations to detect the disease early - Reduce fat intake to less than 30% of calories / day - Try to maintain an average of 25 to 30 grams of fiber / day, including various vegetables, bran, grains and fruits - Reduce alcohol consumption or stop if possible - Decrease the consumption of spicy foods, smoked or dried (dried beef and corned beef) 5. See your doctor for: - Annual routine rectal exams after age 40 - Examination for occult blood in the stool every year from the age of 40 - Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 3-5 years from 50 years of age - Start early tests if you have a family member with a history of colorectal cancer.