loader image
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
90 F
McAllen
- Advertisement -

Cancer and Men

Men have higher rates of getting and dying from cancer than women. You can lower your chance of getting certain kinds of cancer.

Translate to Spanish or other 102 languages!

 Two of the most important things you can do are making healthy choices and getting the screening tests that are right for you. Image for illustration purposes
Two of the most important things you can do are making healthy choices and getting the screening tests that are right for you. Image for illustration purposes

Mega Doctor News

- Advertisement -

Most cancers take years to develop. Many things can affect your chance of getting cancer. Things that raise your chance of getting cancer are called risk factors.

You can’t control some risk factors, like getting older. But you can control many others. In fact, there are things you can do every day to avoid getting cancer. Two of the most important things you can do are making healthy choices and getting the screening tests that are right for you.

Healthy Choices

Quitting smoking is one of the best ways to lower your cancer risk. Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body. If you don’t smoke, make sure you stay away from other people’s smoke.

- Advertisement -

The link between smoking and cancer is well-known. But you may be surprised by other things that can lead to cancer.

  • Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or artificial sources like a tanning bed, booth, or sunlamp can cause skin cancer, the most common cancer.
  • Drinking alcohol raises your risk of getting five kinds of cancer, including liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
  • About 40% of all cancers are associated with overweight and obesity.

Screening Tests

Screening means checking your body for cancer before you have symptoms. All screening tests have benefits and harms. Screening is recommended when the benefits outweigh the harms.

Information Source: CDC

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

- Advertisement -

More Articles

Could just 1 course of radiotherapy help treat osteoarthritis pain?

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is an underutilized noninvasive treatment option for osteoarthritis, but data from clinical trials have been mixed.

Paxton Slams TMA for Rejecting Patient Choice for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement slamming the Texas Medical Association (“TMA”) for its anti-scientific undermining of new federal guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (“ACIP”) regarding childhood COVID-19 vaccinations. Despite this radical shift, TMA's decision was adopted quietly and has largely been concealed from the public.

STHS Hosting Muscle Strengthening Session for Seniors for Fall Prevention, Oct. 8th

Mega Doctor News Muscle loss, a condition referred to as sarcopenia, is a...

More Women Under 50 Are Getting Breast Cancer

Mega Doctor News By American College of Surgeons (ACS) Newswise — CHICAGO — About 1...
- Advertisement -
×