Lifestyle Changes to Improve Your Cancer Care
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9 Lifestyle Changes to Improve Your Cancer Care
Number 1. Exercise regularly.
Exercise during and after cancer treatment. This can help reduce fatigue, weight gain, and loss of strength. In addition to regular exercise, try to avoid sitting or lying down for long periods.
Here are some fitness tips:
Develop a fitness routine that is safe for you.
Include aerobic activity. This gets your heart pumping.
Include strength exercise, too.
Find ways to walk when you would normally be sitting.
Break up your sitting time by standing up every hour.
Engage in short bursts of exercise throughout your day.
Incorporate physical activity into family events, time with friends, and trips.
Number 2. Consider taking low-dose aspirin.
Men who take aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs appear to have a lower risk of colon cancer and possibly prostate cancer. It is an unproven benefit, and aspirin can produce gastric bleeding and other side effects, even in low doses. On the plus side, though, low-dose aspirin does protect men from heart attacks and the most common type of stroke; men at the highest risk reap the greatest benefits.
Number 3. Get enough sleep.
Try for 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. This improves your health, coping ability, mood, weight control, memory and attention, and more.
Set a bedtime and stick to it. Keep weekday and weekend bedtimes similar.
Try to have your bedroom as dark as possible.
Keep the bedroom temperature cool.
Avoid screen time before bed. This includes time spent on TV, smartphones, and backlit tablets.
Number 4. Avoid stimulants like caffeine, alcohol, and sugar.
Get enough vitamin D. Many experts now recommend 800 to 1,000 IU a day, a goal that is nearly impossible to attain without taking a supplement. Although protection is far from proven, evidence suggests that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of prostate cancer, colon cancer, and other malignancies. But don’t count on other supplements. Careful studies show that selenium, vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, folic acid, and multivitamins are not protective and that some may do more harm than good.
Number 5. Do not Smoke.
Smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths . The chemicals found in cigarette smoke, such as benzene, polonium-210, benzo pyrene and nitrosamines, damage our DNA including important genes that protect us against cancer. Furthermore, tobacco smoking increases the radiation dose due to the presence of naturally occurring radioactive materials in tobacco leaves that are known to be one of the most significant causes of lung cancer . Considering the facts, avoiding smoking can greatly reduce the risk of smoking-related cancers as well as cardiovascular diseases. If you don’t smoke, don’t start, and if you do smoke, the sooner you quit, the better.
Number 6. Eat properly.
Reduce your consumption of saturated fat and red meat, which appears to increase the risk of colon and prostate cancers. Limit your intake of charbroiled foods, and avoid deep-fried foods. Increase your consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Although other reports are mixed, two large 2003 studies found that high-fiber diets may reduce the risk of colon cancer. And do not forget to eat fish two to three times a week; you will get protection from heart disease, and you may reduce your risk of prostate cancer.
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