Concerned about cancer prevention? Take charge by making changes such as eating a healthy diet and getting regular screenings.

Don’t use tobacco

Smoking has been linked to various types of cancer, including lung, mouth, throat, larynx, pancreas, bladder, cervix and kidney.

Even exposure to secondhand smoke might increase risk of lung cancer.

Eat a healthy diet

-Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables

-Maintain a healthy weight

-Applied alcohol in moderated

-Limit processed meats or red meats

Maintain a healthy weight and be physically active

Maintaining a healthy weight might lower the risk of various types of cancer, including breast, prostate, lung, colon and kidney.

Physical activity is the additional to help you control weight, that might lower the risk of breast and colon cancer.

Protect yourself from the exposed areas

Stay out of the sun between 10am and 4pm, when the sun’s rays are strongest.

Stay in the shade when you are outdoors.

Wear tightly woven, loose fitting clothing that covers as much of your skin as possible, and avoid the dark colours which reflect more UV from the sun.

Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30, even on cloudy days.

Avoid risky behaviours

- Practice safe sex

Limit your number of sexual partners and use a condom when having sex. People who have HIV or AIDS have a higher risk of cancer of the anus, liver and lung.

- Don’t share needles

Sharing needles with people who use intravenous drugs can lead to HIV, as well as hepatitis B and hepatitis C — which can increase the risk of liver cancer.

- Get regular medical exams

Discovering cancer early with regular self-exams and screening of various types of cancers, when treatment is most likely to be successful.