How to reduce the risk of getting cancer?
The first thing we need to know is how cancer occurs.
This is due to a series of very pronounced and constant random mutations in a region of a tissue or organ; mainly in the cells that make it up. These mutations occur in the so-called proto-oncogenes, which, when completely damaged, become oncogenes that produce an uncontrolled proliferation of cells that do not die (CANCER).
As you mentioned that this happens in genes, you will understand that there is a probability of this problem being hereditary. As such, cancer is not inherited, but the probability that these genes are damaged if it can be inherited, and in many cases it is so, what decides if these genes mutate or are damaged are the environmental conditions, that is, how is our environment .
When they ask you if you have direct relatives who have had cancer, it is to determine the likelihood that you will suffer from it.
Now how do we reduce the risk?
The first thing is to know if we have relatives who have suffered cancer, and find out what type of cancer they had. Once you know this and it is affirmative you should be more careful with the area of your body in which your relative has suffered from cancer; that is, if your uncle has liver cancer, avoid drinking too many alcoholic beverages, excess fats and sugars. If your father had lung cancer, you should avoid any type of substance at all costs.
That is one of the main ways to reduce risk; Know where you can be prone and take care of that.
In addition to that if you do not have any relatives with cancer, but still want to reduce the risk, the ideal is to lead a life as healthy as possible, both physically with good physiological care, as a mental, without stress or worry. This is how psychological conditions can also cause the generation of cancer.
Many publications relate cancer to fats and it is very true. Fats are molecules that largely fulfill the function of being used to form hormonal complexes that intervene in the metabolism of the body, many of these are related to cell proliferation and proliferation processes (where cancer attacks the most) an excess of fat can to influence more in the appearance of some type of cancer so I recommend that you take care of your diet.
Conclusion
- Do not consume a lot of fat
- Do not consume a lot of alcohol
- Do not consume too much sugar - Avoid smoking
- Avoid stress - Keep your physiology in order
- Learn about family cases and take care