The Good News About Cancer: You Can Reduce Your Risk

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Rock Your Cause is a socially conscious brand with a mandate of participative philanthropy, a fancy phrase we like that simply means giving anyone and everyone the chance to be involved and support causes they are passionate about. The organization is starting a global conversation about the causes of cancer and cancer prevention.

Although cancer is the leading cause of death in the world today [1], there’s many things you can do to reduce your cancer risk. The Rock Your Cause infographic below illustrates six easy steps to reduce your risk:

1. Let food be thy medicine
2. Stop getting drunk in the name of health
3. Don’t be a couch potato, get some exercise
4. Don’t smoke
5. Protect or regret
6. Be alert, know your risks and get routine checkups

Many of the facts presented in the infographic may be surprising, such as “9 out of 10 cancers are linked to environmental & lifestyle factors” and “30%-35% of cancer deaths can be linked to diet”. Here’s a few more:

• Daily Aspirin May Reduce Cancer Risk
• Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death
• The Review Is In: Lifestyle Changes Prevent Breast Cancer

You can follow Rock Your Cause on Twitter @RYCause or like the Rock Your Cause Facebook page. For more information on cancer, check out A Brief History of the War on Cancer and the Cancer channel here on Highlight HEALTH.

Infographic: The Good News About Cancer

Via: Rock Your Cause

References

1. Cancer. World Health Organization. Accessed 2011 Nov 1.