February is National Cancer Prevention Month

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February is National Cancer Prevention Month.  Some tips to prevent cancer are:

  • Don’t use tobacco
  • Protect your skin from the sun
  • Eat a plant-based diet
  • Maintain a healthy weight and be physically active
  • Limit alcohol
  • Practice safer sex and avoid risky behaviors
  • Get immunized (HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines)
  • Know your family history and get recommended cancer screenings

Please contact Althea Moser at amoser@highlands.edu for further information. This wellness initiative is courtesy of the Dept. of Kinesiology and Wellness, the Faculty Grant Scholarship, & the Prevent Cancer Foundation©   www.preventcancer.org