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Some cancers can actually be prevented with increased knowledge of this either by physicians or lay people. We can imitate, healthy communities effort endorsed by the United States. In 2010, the United States aims to reduce the number of cancer patients around the third through prevention efforts, such as:

Healthy eating habits
It has frequently been informed that fruits, vegetables and low-fat diet can prevent the onset of cancer by 20%.

Sports Activities
Brisk walking at least 30 minutes per day with a frequency of 3-5 days per week, teijadinya can prevent many diseases, including cancer.

Alcohol consumption
For those who like to drink alcohol and its derivatives, please pay attention to the tolerance limit. Cause, high alcohol consumption can increase the risk of breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancer.

Smoke
Cigarettes are the cause of one third of cancer that occurs. Cigarettes in addition to causing lung cancer, can also cause the cancer to other types, such as breast cancer and cervical cancer. Complete information, see Chapter 2 and Chapter 4 in this book that explains about the second cancer.

Vitamin E
Consumption of vitamin E, should be followed by consumption of vitamin C and vitamin A and some minerals antioxidants. Complete information, see Chapter 9 which describes the Antioxidant Network.

Circumcision / circumcision
Women who have sex with men are not circumcised have a high risk of cervical cancer.

Early detection
Besides triggered by carcinogenic substances (which cause cancer), there are also cancer occurring hereditary or genetic. For example, breast cancer, ovarian, and colon. Therefore, for those who have relatives / relatives who suffer from cancer types mentioned above, should be actively examined din (early detection), in order to find out quickly if he gets the same disease. The same advice given to those who often have multiple sexual partners (or have a spouse who did it), smoking, and risky activities increase the incidence of other cancers.

Hormonal
One factor that could facilitate the occurrence of breast cancer is the length of women exposed to the hormone estrogen. This means that the longer the period of productive age (the age where a woman is still menstruating Why did Lami) higher risk than those with the productive age on average. In other words, the young age of a woman's first menstruation, relatively more at risk of developing breast cancer.

About 30% of cancer deaths could be prevented if detected and treated since. Early detection is to detect the presence of cancer cells before it had spread. Early detection can be done with notice early symptoms of cancer, such as persistent cough, persistent indigestion, dry mouth, chapped lips, and bleeding from the holes of the body. Also, it can also perform screening to identify cancer early, such as mammography for breast cancer and pap smear for cervical cancer (cervical cancer). Some cancers can be detected early, among others, breast cancer, cervical, prostate, and colorectal. However, not all types of cancer can be detected early.

Knowing the normal conditions of the breast, do BSE (Breast Self-Check) and immediately check if there is any abnormality, such as a lump, breast asymmetry, or the presence of liquid blood-stained nipple. Test mammography every year since age 40. Women with a family history of breast and cervical cancer, are advised to undergo routine medical examinations.

Beware of excessive vaginal discharge and bleeding after sex. Detection started about 3 years after her first sexual intercourse. Pap smear test every year or vaginal fluid test every 2 years. Women over age 70 who have abnormal pap smear results during the last 10 years can stop cervical cancer screening. Women who had undergone total hysterectomi with the appointment of the cervix, no cervical cancer screening need to do anymore.

Happened difficulty urinating in a long time and the increased frequency of urination at night. Test PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) and DRE (Digital Rectal Examination) is conducted every year from the age of 50 years. Men with high risk and family history of prostate cancer, should start detection since the age of 45 years.

Early symptoms of colorectal cancer is visible is the change in eating habits, body weight continued to fall, anemia, and there is blood in the stool. Since the age of 50 years men and women are encouraged to undergo one of the following examination :

- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years.

- Colonoscopy every 10 years.

- Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) or fecal Immunochernical Test (FIT) every year.