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Cancer; How to Control these Rapid Grow

Cancer is a disease that is characterized by abnormal growth and spread of cells, the growth itself which usually takes the form of tumor. Cancer is a very dreadful disease as second to heart disease as cause of death. Cancer in its early stages can be cured by removing the growth by surgery, by killing the cancerous cells.

A few days ago I did visited my aunt who is suffering this kind of disease, I pity her a lot for she was done by a therapy and she was not felling okay. My aunt before is an energetic woman and an active for her business in different areas in our place, but when she felt in her self that she has something felt in her life that is not good, She visit our family doctor for some consultation, but sad to our family doctor told her that she has something not good in her body and need to treated and it was a cancer for her breast.

It was an unexpected disease happen to my aunt but we have nothing to do but to be treated and have some process to be done. Here are some recommendations by our health experts to reduce cancer risks:

  • Eat plenty of food that are rich in vitamins A and C like dark green and deep yellow vegetables, citrus fruits, and yellow orange fruits.
  • Eat plenty of high fiber foods such as whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables.
  • Eat more cruciferous vegetables (mustard family) like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower.
  • Maintain body proper weight.
  • Reduce dietary fat intake to no more than 30% of total calories.
  • Avoid salt-cured, smoked and nitrite-cured meats.
  • Do not smoke.
  • Alcohol is not recommended.
  • Guard against overexposure to sunlight.

Cancer can strike at any age affecting children as well as adults. It is then necessary that proper hygiene and proper diet must always be observed to prevent the development of cancer cells in our bodies.

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