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Lifestyle: get active

 

Lifestyle: stop smoking

Stopping smoking is one of the most important things you can do to prevent cancer: 1 in 4 cancers are caused by smoking. Quitting smoking may not be easy but there is a lot of help, so that you can stop for good and reduce your risk of developing cancer.

 

Smoking and tobacco

Smoking accounts for one in four UK cancer deaths and smoking causes at least 15 different types of cancer and tobacco is the biggest cause of cancer in the world. It is never too late to stop smoking, and you don’t have to go it alone. It is much easier to stop smoking when you get the right support and there are lots of options to choose from.

Below are further information and support websites:

 

Lifestyle: Healthy eating

As well as getting active, eating healthily can help you to stay at an ideal weight which can also help to reduce your risk of developing cancer.

Here you will find information about what is a healthy diet:

Diet and cancer | Cancer Research UK

Benefits of a healthy diet | Macmillan Cancer Support

Recipes – Healthier Families has a collection of tasty recipes to help you improve how you eat.

This film is about the Eatwell Guide, which shows how much of what we eat should come from each food group so that we can have a healthy, balanced diet.

Have a watch of this film which talks about five a day and how you can make sure you have five pieces of fruit and vegetable every day.

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