How to prevent skin cancer?

 

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4057852254071953"

     crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

How to prevent skin cancer?

Skin cancers have been a headache for the global health forum. As per World Health Organization report, 1 in every3cancer patients diagnosed is a skin cancer .

Both Melanoma and non-melanoma categories of cancers are increasing day by day. It is observed that development of this disease has a connection with recreational exposure to the sun and a history of sunburn.

 So, people should be careful about their lifestyle, individual risk factors and their food habits to stay away from the disease.

Food having antiangiogenic substances also prevents cancer cells from growing in the body. Let's list out some food that you should add to your diet.

Shellfish and naturally fatty fish:

This will provide Omega-3s. Have this at least once a week. Omega-3 fatty acid prevents growth of skin cancer and reduces inflammation. Shellfish also have Zinc in it.

Tea:

A cup of green or red tea that contains polyphenol antioxidants. This property in tea helps restrict protein required for skin cancer development.

Foods rich in antioxidant:

Get some vegetables like carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, leafy vegetables, broccoli, etc.

Get some fruits like, apricot, mango, grapefruit, orange, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, water melon, guava, etc.

Get some nuts and seeds like, almond, Brazil nut, sunflower seeds, soybean, etc.

 The best thing to do is avoid risk factors like exposure to sun, working outdoors, extreme sun bath, etc. Though you have some nutrients available through supplements, it is more effective through foods. 

Taking antioxidants not only helps prevent cancer, it also has a beneficial effect on other diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, etc. Generally, we consider legumes, beef, lamb etc. as sources of zinc, but now zinc is available in some rice varieties like DRR Dhan 45. 

If you like to have rice, consider buying them even, you can have fortified rice having zinc content.