Prevention of pancreatic cancer
Can pancreatic cancer be prevented?
-There are no established guidelines for preventing pancreatic cancer.
-For now, the best approach is to avoid pancreatic cancer risk factors whenever possible.
-Smoking is the most important avoidable risk factor for pancreatic cancer. It is responsible for 20–30% of pancreatic cancers.
Maintaining a healthy weight, eating well and exercising are also important.
-Eat a healthy diet, with an emphasis on plant foods.
- This includes eating at least 2½ cups of vegetables and fruits every day.
-Choosing whole-grain foods and cereals instead of refined grains.
-Cut down on red meats, especially those are processed or high in fat.
Avoid being exposed to HPV
- Avoid sex at an early age
- Avoid multiple sexual partners
- Avoid a partner who has had many sex partners
- Avoid sex with uncircumcised males
- Men who use condoms are less likely to be infected with HPV and to pass it on to their female partners
- Not smoking is another important way to reduce the risk of cervical pre-cancer and cancer.
- Vaccines that prevent people from getting infected with HPV are now available.
-The American Cancer Society guidelines recommend that the HPV vaccine be routinely given to females aged 11 to 12 and as early as age 9 years at the discretion of doctors. The Society also recommends that catch-up vaccinations should be given to females up to age 18.
World Health Organization
WHO position paper suggests that girls within the age range of 9 through 13 years should be the primary target population for HPV immunization
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