1. Don’t smoke<p>2. Try to maintain a healthy weight<p>3. Reduce your meat intake<p>4. Avoid ultra-processed foods<p>5. Drink less alcohol<p>6. If you notice anything you are worried about, see a doctor<p>7. Keep up to date with screenings<p>8. Get physical<p>9. Wear sunscreen<p>10. Manage stress<p>11. Look into genetic risk<p>12. When faced with a diagnosis, knowledge is power<p>13. Don’t fear treatment<p>14. Talk about it<p>15. Live life to the full
Why is the advice "Try to maintain a healthy weight?" Just maintain it. Sure, some people are genetically predisposed to obesity, but we should stop coddling the rest. Obesity puts you at 300% risk for cancer and several other lethal diseases. A great place to start is by not spending money on drinks that contain sugar and carbs - drink water. The recipe for healthy weight is 85% diet (less carbs) and 15% exercise (elevated heart rate).<p>Check out the books: Cancer Code, Obesity Code, Diabetes Code
> If you notice anything you are worried about, see a doctor.<p>Yeah, good luck with that. I've had several relatives who all eventually <i>died of cancer</i> who tried to get their symptoms checked for years only to get bullshit answers like "it's only stress" or false, or incomplete diagnostics.<p>Personally I have a quite severe back pain issue and I have not managed to find a doctor to send me for an MRI for over 12 years now.
I know they are trying to be practical with "reduce meat intake" and "drink less", but meat and alcohol is on par with smoking and they say "don't smoke". I hope we get to a point where we can say "don't eat meat or drink alcohol" just like we say "don't smoke". If the point is to stop cancer from happening, not doing any of those things is huge.