We have all heard the expression "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". These days we are all aware of the risks of smoking. Of course with the rise in vaping there is a new risk that we need to be aware of. Vaping may be a lower cancer risk but it's still a risk, and there is growing evidence that it can cause damage to DNA. This is especially important for young people to know as they are more likely to vape than to smoke.
We are beginning to understand the risk of alcohol consumption in causing cancer. Lesser known cancer risks are being overweight especially in conjunction with alcohol and tobacco use. A risk that is more recently known is the risk from salt-preserved foods like salted dried fish, meat jerky, and pickled vegetables.
All these risks play a role in some more aggressive and difficult to diagnose cancers. We can do our part to help ourselves and our loved ones by not smoking, reducing alcohol consumption, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating a healthy diet by decreasing salted and pickled foods, and with daily physical activity. Of course, despite best efforts, some of us will be diagnosed with cancer. This is when medical treatment takes over, giving us our best chance at overcoming the illness. The good news is that the cancer rate in Canada has been dropping for 10-15 years. Read more at https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/4547-lifetime-probability-developing-and-dying-cancer-canada
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