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Cancer Prevention
About four in 10 cases of cancer are preventable through healthy lifestyle behaviours, and there are simple things that you can do to reduce your risk of cancer.

The following have been proven to decrease cancer risk:
- Living smoke and vape free: Quitting smoking and/or vaping is protective of your overall health and decreases your cancer risk
- Safe sun exposure practices: Protect your skin and reduce your risk of developing skin cancer
- Eating a healthy diet: Eating a well-balanced diet and maintaining a healthy weight can decrease your cancer risk
- Being physically active: Reducing sedentary behaviour and being physically active has many health benefits and reduces your risk of cancer
- Safe sex practices: Follow safe sex practices to decrease the risk of sexually transmitted infections that can cause cancer
- Limiting alcohol: The less alcohol you drink, the lower your risk of cancer. See Canada’s low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health.
- Environmental factors: Pay attention to cancer-causing chemicals, pollutants, and workplace hazards in your environment that impact air quality
- Getting vaccinated: There are vaccines for some viruses that are known to contribute to cancer, such as HPV
Please visit BC Cancer's Preventing Cancer webpage for more healthy living tips.


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