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Besides a colonoscopy, mamography, skin cancer exam, can one cancer protect his/her life? or, is it part of ones life process until diagnosis?
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Not really: Cancer is an unpredictable disease process. The best thing you can do for yourself is to eat healthy and in moderation and get some exercise.
Answered 11/21/2013
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Health: Other ways to promote your health 1. Don't smoke 2. Exercise on a regular basis 3. Maintain a healthy body weight 4. Wear sunscreen 5. Have routine physicals performed by your doctor 6. Limit your consumption of alcohol All things that sound like common sense, but we sometimes forget to do.
Answered 1/5/2019
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