Today cancer has become the mental strain in general population. As per WHO, it is the second leading cause of death worldwide and have become great concern.Despite of progress shown in the treatments of cancer, cancer is still life threatening and no guarantee for prevention is there, so it is important to protect yourself by following some healthy lifestyle followed by undergoing some medical tests, if any unusual findings in the body occurs. 

Smoking is another a major cause of  developing cancers like mouth cancer,  larynx (voice box), esophagus (food pipe), lung, liver, pancreas, stomach, kidney and colon. Among them, lung cancer shows the maximum death rate.

 Large number of study gives strong evidence that excess intake of alcohol increases the risk of liver cancer along with mouth and throat cancer, so it’s better to quit early than to be   late.

Eating healthy diet like more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and cutting excess sugar, salt, red and processed meat consumption , are  the important factor in preventing cancer while as doing regular exercise to control weight and to stay physically active in today’s life is becoming mandatory due to the present  lifestyles and environmental factors.  Physical activity has been associated to the reduced risk of colon cancer, exercise also appears to reduce a woman's risk of breast and possibly reproductive cancers. It has been also reported that one in every three cancer case could be prevented following healthy life style.

Skin cancer is also a very common type of cancer that occurs due to exposure of radiations like ultra-violet rays from sun. Sun-protection can be done by using sunscreen, eye glasses, hat etc which not only reduces the risk of skin cancers but also other melanomas. 

Vaccines also help in preventing cancers. Human papillomavirus (HPV), HIV and Hepatitis B vaccination is become  important today, as infection from these increases the risk of melanomas and other skin cancers. 

Regular medical check-up increases the chance of cancer prevention especially for the cancers like breast, cervical, and colorectal (colon) cancers early

Keeping lots of care for us, we should always be alert if any findings or symptoms appear in our body.  The American Cancer Society developed this simple reminder years ago to keep an observation and consult physician if ever needed like 

Early diagnosis although is very good for cancer prevention but it is the best measure to follow healthy lifestyle to avoid from causing cancer.