10 rules against cancer

The Mexican Association for the Fight against Cancer A.C. and the Network Against Cancer propose 10 basic rules , applicable to daily life, that support the body to to prevent the appearance of Cancer :

 

  1. Do not smoke, and if you do, perform a chest x-ray every year. Moderate your consumption of alcohol .
  2. Consume fruits and vegetables fresh If you eat cereals that are high in fiber content.
  3. Avoid excess weight . Do exercise.
  4. Avoid prolonged exposures to Sun without protection.
  5. Do not expose yourself to substances considered carcinogenic.
  6. Assist the doctor, if you notice any abnormal growth, a wound that does not heal, a mole that changes (shape, size or color), or any loss of blood abnormal.
  7. Assist the doctor in case of hoarseness permanent, change of bowel habits, urinary disorders, or abnormal weight loss.
  8. Women should study the Papanicolaou once a year and periodically examine your breasts.
  9. If you are a man, examine regularly your testicles and after 40 perform a periodic review of the prostate.
  10. Get vaccinated against the human papilloma virus and hepatitis B.

Message to take

The 10 rules against cancer are part of the message that will be distributed nationwide through 50 thousand bags pink fabric , reusable, which are part of a donation in kind made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to the "Network against Cancer".

In this first stage of the donation program, the stock exchange will be sold through a significant donation in the civil organizations that make up the Anti-Cancer Network; it will be a funding mechanic that helps to maintain the campaign of preventive information and vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus "United to prevent Cervical Cancer. "

This initiative coincides with the ecological awareness movement recently initiated in the Federal District for limiting the use of plastic bags and promoting recycling to reduce damage to the environment. environment and at the same time, it intends to spread messages for the benefit of women's health and the population in general. Through this donation, GSK and the Network Against Cancer seek to impact the decrease in death rates from cervical cancer in Mexico, where between 4 thousand and 6 thousand women die each year, that is, one woman every 2 hours.

 

How to acquire the bag?

The stock exchange will have a unit cost of $ 10 pesos and may be purchased at the facilities of the civil organizations that make up the Uterine Cervical Cancer section of the Anti-Cancer Network:

  • Mexican Association for the Fight against Cancer, A.C. (AMLCC)
  • Association of Health and Social Welfare of Women and their Family, A.C. (ASBIS)
  • Interdisciplinary Center for Women in Health Care (CIMAS)
  • Luis Pasteur Foundation, I.A.P.
  • Mexican Foundation for Family Planning, A.C. (Mexfam)
  • Foundation for the Dignification of Women, I.A.P.
  • Fronteras Unidas Pro Salud, A.C. (Tijuana)
  • Grupo Desafío de Quintana Roo, A.C


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