Preventing Cancer Costa Rica

Up to 85% of cancers can be prevented by avoiding environmental risk factors like smoking, sun exposure, alcohol abuse and poor nutrition. Of course, things like age, race, gender and family history cannot be changed, but knowing your personal cancer risk can help you devise a prevention strategy with regular screenings and healthy lifestyle choices. Having one or more risk factors for cancer doesn't mean you will get cancer. In fact, many people considered high-risk never develop cancer while others with no known risk factors become ill.