Question 1

when is cervical cancer prevention week celeberated?

Accepted Answer

Jan 22-28: This is primarily in europe. Women pledge to get a pap smear. These campaigns are probably helpful in generating publicity and in combating the natural human tendency to inertia and procrastination.

Question 2

what cancer prevention tips do you have?

Accepted Answer

See below:: No tobacco, no more than one drink a day, diet low in saturated fats and rich in fresh vegetables and fruit, maintain normal weight, aerobic exercise, vaccinations esp hpv, avoid sun and known carcinogens. See the site below for more info. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention.

Question 3

what is the best cancer prevention tip you can recommend?

Accepted Answer

No tobacco: Do not use tobacco in any form. Limit your alcohol intake to less than one drink a day. Maintain healthy weight. Get regular check ups and pap smears. Have mammograms in consultation with your doctor. Have diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts; low in saturated fats. Exercise 30 minutes each day.

Question 4

what foods are proven to be effective in cancer prevention?

Accepted Answer

None: Epidemiological evidence suggests that diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains; free of preservatives, low in saturated fats and devoid of tobacco and alcohol may reduce the incidence of cancer.  No specific food has been shown to conclusively prevent cancer.

Question 5

how effective is alternate medicine in the cancer prevention?

Accepted Answer

No trials: I am not aware of any controlled trials that have addressed this issue.

Question 6

can you please tell me which is the top cancer prevention you can recommend?

Accepted Answer

Here the list: 1.Don't use tobacco
2. Eat a healthy diet
3. Maintain a healthy weight and be physically active
4. Protect yourself from the sun
5. Get immunized
6. Avoid risky behaviors
7. Get regular medical care
take cancer prevention into your own hands, starting today. The rewards will last a lifetime.

Visit for more details
http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/cancer-prevention/ca00024/nsectiongroup=2.

Question 7

any websites that give specific exercises for women over 50 ? beginners exercises for cancer prevention

Accepted Answer

Any exercise: Any exercise will do. Go walking jogging, treadmill, elliptical, weight training, yoga, even dancing will do. It is more important to to increase physical activity rather than what kind of activity.
Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
Wish you good health!

Question 8

hello are there any supplements for cancer prevention ?

Accepted Answer

No: Have a mostly vegetarian diet, exercise, maintain normal weight, no tobacco, no alcohol and no street drugs. Drink enough water so that your urine is mostly colorless. Have a screening colonoscopy now that you have turned 50. 
Wish you good health!

Question 9

is there any correlation between consumption of garlic and cancer prevention?

Accepted Answer

Not causal: There is no convincing evidence of a causal preventive value for garlic against cancer.   Many things are "associated" without there being a "true" or causal relationship. Mere "association" is not useful. Although studies vary, there is some limited evidence garlic may slightly reduce blood pressure, but the magnitude of effect is insufficient to serve as a treatment for overt high blood pressure.

Question 10

as a statin is to chloresterol and hypertensive meds are to hbp; ____ is to attempted cancer prevention?

Accepted Answer

Teacher's problem: This is obviously a homework or test question and you are right to recognize it is bogus. Statins and antihypertensives are standard and evidence-based treatments for the illnesses listed. There's no mainstream pill to prevent most cancer. Tamoxifen may reduce the risk of breast cancer for those at risk, Finasteride for prostate, and the oral contraceptives reduce ovarian cancer risk.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Doctor answers about:

Cancer prevention week

A member asked:

When is cervical cancer prevention week celeberated?

A member asked:

What cancer prevention tips do you have?

A member asked:

What is the best cancer prevention tip you can recommend?

A member asked:

What foods are proven to be effective in cancer prevention?

A member asked:

How effective is alternate medicine in the cancer prevention?

A member asked:

Can you please tell me which is the top cancer prevention you can recommend?

A member asked:

Any websites that give specific exercises for women over 50 ? beginners exercises for cancer prevention

A member asked:

Hello are there any supplements for cancer prevention ?

A member asked:

Is there any correlation between consumption of garlic and cancer prevention?

A member asked:

As a statin is to chloresterol and hypertensive meds are to hbp; ____ is to attempted cancer prevention?

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?