5 Lifestyle Tips that Lower Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Keeping a healthy lifestyle � by refraining from smoking, limiting alcohol intake, eating healthily, working out and maintaining a small waistline � can go a long way in preventing colorectal cancer, according to a new study. Nearly a quarter of colorectal cancer cases could be prevented by adhering to these five lifestyle recommendations, said study researcher Dr. Anne Tjonneland, of the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology at the Danish Cancer Society in Copenhagen. "Bowel cancer is probably one of the cancers where lifestyle habits have the highest impact on risk ," Tjonneland told MyHealthNewsDaily. In the United States, the National Cancer Institute anticipates 51,370 deaths from colon and rectal cancers in 2010. Together, these cancers were second only to lung and bronchial cancer in the number of U.S. deaths from 2003 through 2007. According to the Danish study, the risk of colorectal cancer can be lowered by being physically active for more than 30 minutes every day,...