Nine Tips to Reduce or Prevent Cancer

🌿Eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and legumes can help reduce the risk of cancer.

🚫🥩Diets high in meats and processed meats, such as the keto diet, may increase the risk of cancer.

🏋️‍♀️Regular exercise can reduce the risk of developing most types of cancer, except for skin cancer caused by sun exposure during outdoor exercise.

🚬🍷Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption can significantly increase the risk of various cancers, including gastrointestinal and bladder cancer.

💤While sleep and stress do not have a direct impact on cancer risk, maintaining a healthy weight is important as obesity increases the risk of certain cancers.

Can a healthy diet reduce the risk of cancer?

—Yes, consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and legumes can help reduce the risk of cancer.

What diets may increase the risk of cancer?

—Diets high in meats and processed meats, such as the keto diet, may increase the risk of cancer.

Does exercise help prevent cancer?

—Yes, regular physical activity can reduce the risk of most types of cancer, except for skin cancer caused by sun exposure during outdoor exercise.

Does smoking and alcohol consumption increase the risk of cancer?

—Yes, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption significantly increase the risk of various cancers, including gastrointestinal and bladder cancer.

Can maintaining a healthy weight lower the risk of cancer?

—Yes, maintaining a healthy weight is important as obesity increases the risk of certain cancers.

00:00Dr. Steve Kopetsky shares nine tips to reduce or prevent cancer.

00:16Nutrition plays a vital role in reducing the risk of cancer. A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and legumes is beneficial.

00:40Certain diets, like the keto diet, can increase the risk of cancer due to higher meat consumption.

01:03Regular exercise is essential and can reduce the risk of most cancers, except for skin cancer caused by sun exposure during outdoor exercise.

01:26Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption significantly increase the risk of various cancers, including gastrointestinal and bladder cancer.

01:59Sleep and stress do not directly impact cancer risk, but maintaining a healthy weight is crucial as obesity increases the risk of certain cancers.

02:42Engaging in safe behaviors, such as practicing safe sex and avoiding sharing needles, can help prevent certain cancers.

02:53Vaccinations against certain viruses, like the Epstein-Barr virus, can reduce the risk of associated cancers.