2. Avoiding Tobacco
- Tobacco includes cigarettes, cigars, hookah, chewing tobacco, snuff, and e-cigarettes or vape.
- The best way to prevent tobacco-related cancer and heart disease is to NOT start using tobacco.
- Tobacco smoke has more than 7,000 chemicals, with 70 chemicals known to cause cancer.
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4. Physical Activity
- Doing activities that make your heart pump blood faster, helps reduce your risk of cancer and other diseases.
- Teens need 60 minutes of physical activity each day.
- Adults need 150 minutes of physical activity weekly.
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5. Skin Cancer Protection
- Protecting your skin from sun burn can lower your risk of getting skin cancer.
- Wearing sun screen, clothes that cover your skin, and staying in the shade are all ways you can protect your skin from harmful sun rays.
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3. Healthy Eating
- Eating healthy foods and less "junk food" can help you feel good and prevent cancer. Think about these tips when choosing what you eat and drink!
- Eat more fruits & veggies
- Drink more water & dairy and less sugary drinks
Eat more whole grains
- Eat more fruits & veggies
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1. HPV Vaccine
- The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that can cause 6 types of cancer.
- 14 million people become newly infected with this virus every year.
- The HPV vaccine helps prevent the cancers caused by the HPV virus.
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