There are steps you can take to avoid deadly risks like falls, colon cancer and breast cancer, and increase your chances of living longer.
Advice from Well on ways to minimize risks and increase your longevity.
Falls Can Kill You. Here’s How to Minimize the Risk.
By Jane E. Brody
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults. Every 19 minutes in this country, an older person dies from a fall.
But falling is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Most age-related falls are preventable once you know why they happen and take steps to minimize the risk for yourself, relatives and friends whose age or health status renders them especially vulnerable. Read more>>>
Shifting the Focus of Breast Cancer to Prevention
By Jane E. Brody
A steadily growing percentage of women now survive breast cancer, but the disease still frightens many women and their loved ones. It affects one woman in eight and remains their second leading cancer killer, facts that suggest at least equal time should be given to what could be an even more effective strategy: prevention.
Long-term studies involving tens of thousands of women have highlighted many protective measures that, if widely adopted, could significantly reduce women’s chances of ever getting breast cancer. Even the techniques now used to screen for possible breast cancer can help identify those women who might be singled out for special protective measures. Read more>>>
Colon Cancer Screening Can Save Your Life
By Jane E. Brody
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in this country, with more than 51,000 people expected to die of the disease this year. Although the overall death rate has been dropping for several decades, thanks largely to increased detection and removal of precancerous polyps, deaths among people younger than 55 have increased by 1 percent a year since 2007. This means it’s all the more important to encourage screening among middle-aged adults. Read more>>>
