The National Cancer Institute estimates that 1.5 million American men and women will be diagnosed with cancer in 2010, and 569,490 will die of the disease. All types of cancer usually take many years to develop, and healthy habits you practice now can significantly reduce your risk in the future. They include:
1. Eat more produce
Follow a diet high in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, and limit high-fat red meats. Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants which reduce cancer risk, while diets high in fat have been linked to colon, prostate, and breast cancer. Studies of vegetarians in England and Germany found they were 40 percent less likely to develop cancer than those who ate meat, and a Harvard study found that those who ate meat daily had three times the colon cancer risk when compared to those who rarely ate meat.
