PRECAUTIONS

BE AN EARLY BIRD

Women who are ‘larks’, functioning better at the beginning of the day than the end of the day, have a lower risk of breast cancer, according to a new study by the National Cancer Research Institute, Nov. 2018

TAKE A VITAMIN D PILL

A new study by the American Cancer Society finds that higher circulating vitamin D concentrations are significantly associated with lower colorectal cancer risk

HAVE DINNER EARLY

People who have their evening meal before 9 pm or wait at least two hours before going to sleep have lower risk of breast and prostate cancer, says the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, July 2018

SAY NO TO FAT

A 2017 study by the Michigan State University shows that a certain protein (fibroblast growth factor-2 or FGF2) released from fat in the body can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a cancerous one, and a lower layer of abdominal fat is the more likely culprit