The Top 10 Anti-Cancer Steps Every Woman Should Take

You may be able to do more to reduce your cancer risk than you realize.

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  Discover the power of produce. The American Institute for Cancer Research suggests nine to 11 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. You also need to make sure they have at least three different colors.
2.
  Get on the move. Any kind of regular exercise appears to help boost the immune system to protect against cancer.
3.
  Drink lightly. A woman's risk for breast cancer increases with more than one drink each day.
4.
  Take up tea. Green tea and black tea appear to have powerful anti-cancer benefits.
5.
  Ask your doctor how long you should take estrogen or hormone replacement therapy. Five years may be a good cut off point for lowering the risk of cancer.
6.
  Make mushrooms a staple. They have medicinal benefits that appear to boost the body’s ability to fight off disease.
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  Don't put off getting a mammogram. The American Cancer Society says that if most just followed the guidelines cancer survival rates would soar.
8.
  Jump for joy...or soy, rather. Soy foods have natural plant estrogens that may help fight estrogen sensitive cancers.
9.
  Plan to breastfeed. It appears to help both baby and mother.
10.
  Don’t super-size. Downsize. Cutting portion sizes by one-t hird can lower your weight and your cancer risk.