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THE ENEMY - CANCER - MIGHT BE LURKING...

Allow us to help you fight its’ onslaught! Start by PUTTING CANCER RISK IN PERSPECTIVE.

What is YOUR top health concern….?
For some South Africans HIV will most probably be the biggest threat.
However - A recent survey showed that CANCER is ranked by human beings as their top health concern. Nearly half of those surveyed said they believed it is impossible to prevent cancer.
And sad... but true - cancer is the second leading cause of death in the USA. But... of the more than 500,000 cancer deaths expected this year, about a third will be related to...

1. LIFESTYLE FACTORS - Things that could have been changed):
* Physical inactivity
* Diet
* Obesity
* Tobacco use and
* Excessive sun exposure

Furthermore, many of these same lifestyle factors also can have an impact on CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH!
According to estimates by the ‘Center for Disease Control and Prevention’, your ATTITUDES and ACTIONS determine more that half of your potential for life-long health.
It’s true – Death and taxes are inevitable… but much of the rest is up to YOU! YOUR NEXT STEP...

2. REDUCING CANCER RISK
Some things that affect your general risk of cancer…age, race, and family history of cancer – cannot be changed but -– You can take charge of many other potential lifestyle risk factors…
Eat healthy foods -
Getting regular physical activity -
Keep the kilograms in the healthy region -
Protect your skin from the sun -
Eliminating tobacco use -
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3. BUT - WHAT ABOUT BEYOND CANCER...
The odds are there of getting
* Coronary artery disease -
* Depression -
* Diabetes -
* Osteoporosis -
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WHAT ARE THE CHANCES...
For YOU to get cancer?

Can it be avoided?
If there is no family history involved, HEALTH CARE and AWARENESS is the answer, but...

PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE is the key to GOOD HEALTH.

• LUNG CANCER is regarded as the most common western cancer with an extremely high mortality.
• BREAST and PROSTATE are regarded as the second most common cancer.
• COLON CANCER is the 3rd most common malignancy.
  More than 150,000 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in only the USA this year.
  Alarming is the high mortality in advanced cases which probably exceeds that of breast and prostate cancer.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT
Learn to recognise a threat from your enemy!