Healthy Lifestyle
Find out how staying active, making healthy food choices and avoiding known risk factors can reduce your risk of getting cancer.
Staying active can help you lower your risk of many types of cancer including breast, colorectal and uterine cancers. Exercise lowers your cancer risk in several ways.
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Tobacco use is accountable for at least 30% of all cancer deaths, and smoking causes nearly 90% of all lung cancers. People who live with smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer and even limited exposure to secondhand smoke can raise your heart disease risk.
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The single best thing you can do for your health and the health of your loved ones is to stop using tobacco. Quitting at any age lowers your disease risks and helps you live longer.
- Get ready. Select a quit date and make it special. Try to reduce your tobacco use before the quit date.
- Get support. Ask family and friends to support you. Ask for help with smoking cessation from your doctor or employer.
- Learn new skills and behavior. Change daily routines that trigger your tobacco use. Get your teeth cleaned and try peppermints, sunflower seeds or gum to keep your mouth busy.
- Consider nicotine replacement therapy. Nicotine replacement is available over the counter and by prescription. It can double your chances of quitting successfully.
- Be prepared. It may take multiple attempts to quit.