(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) If cancer does develop there are many things one can do to improve the odds that it will be found at an early stage when it is easier to treat.Sometimes cancer can be prevented. According to WHO at least one-third of all cancer cases are preventable and more than half of cancer deaths could be prevented.
There are ways to prevent many cases of cancer and there are things one can do to reduce chances of getting cancer explains Dr Fadi Alnehlaoui Specialist Surgical Oncologist and Bariatric Surgeon Zulekha Hospital Sharjah.
On other hand if cancer does develop there are many things one can do to improve the odds that it will be found at an early stage when it is easier to treat. But as of today even the best methods of reducing the chances of getting cancer (called cancer risk reduction) cannot prevent all cancers.
The more common important steps to prevent cancer are:
1. Stop smoking: Smoking has been linked to various types of cancer including lung bladder cervix and kidney.
2. Healthy diet: Healthy foods might help reduce the risk of cancer like (Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables Limit fat. avoiding alcohol.
3. Maintain a healthy weight: In addition to helping control the weight physical activity on its own might lower the risk of breast cancer and colon cancer.
4. Protection from sun exposure: The sun is known as the most risk factor for skin cancer which is one of the most preventable.
5. Immunisation: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two types of vaccines to prevent cancer: vaccines against the hepatitis B virus which can cause liver cancer and vaccines against human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 which are responsible for about 70 per cent of cervical cancer cases.
6. Avoiding risky behaviours: Risky behaviours that can lead to infections that in turn might increase the risk of cancer.
7. Getting regular medical care: Regular self-exams and screenings for various types of cancers — such as cancer of the skin colon prostate cervix and breast — can increase your chances of discovering cancer early .
The goal of prophylactic surgery in cancer is to remove additional tissue or organs from the body which although it currently shows no signs of cancer carries a high risk of developing cancer in the future.
In members with certain hereditary diseases it is now possible early in life to predict with great certainty whether or not a family member has inherited the mutated allele causing the disease.
In hereditary malignancies this has been particularly important because in affected family members there is the possibility of removing the organ destined to develop cancer before malignancy develops or while it is in situ.
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