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February is National Cancer Prevention Month |
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Written by Robin
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Saturday, 31 January 2009 21:07 |
Maintain a healthy weight throughout life.
* Balance calorie intake with physical activity.
* Avoid excessive weight gain throughout life.
* Achieve and maintain a healthy weight if currently overweight or obese.
Adopt a physically active lifestyle.
* Adults: Engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, above usual activities, on 5 or more days of the week; 45 to 60 minutes of intentional physical activity are preferable.
* Children and adolescents: Engage in at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 5 days per week.
Cancer-related checkups
For people aged 20 or older having periodic health exams, a cancer-related checkup should include health counseling, and depending on a person's age and gender, might include exams for cancers of the thyroid, oral cavity, skin, lymph nodes, testes, and ovaries, as well as for some non-malignant (non-cancerous) diseases.
Read more about Cancer Prevention at http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/ped_0.asp.
(text quoted from www.cancer.org) |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 February 2009 18:14 |
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