Healthy Living
General Information | Dont' Smoke | Eat Right | Exercise | Avoid Alcohol | Practice Sun Safety
General Information
It is especially important for the cancer survivor to lead a lifestyle that promotes good health by eliminating preventable risks. Risk defines a person’s chance of getting a disease over a certain period of time. Some risks you can prevent (for instance, smoking) and some are out of your control (like family history). Some cancer diagnoses and treatments cause you to have a greater risk of developing certain diseases later in life. Prevention refers to lowering the risk of developing disease. A healthy lifestyle incorporates many areas of disease prevention and includes not using tobacco products, eating a low-fat, high-fiber plant-based diet, exercising regularly, avoiding excessive alcohol intake and practicing sun safety.