Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in the United States. However, there are many ways to reduce the risk of colon cancer. One is exercise. Make sure your senior is doing all he or she can do to minimize the risks of cancer. Home care is a great market for those who are looking to help older adults prevent disease and stay healthy.
Q.? My parents both developed colon cancer in their senior years. I?ve just retired at 66 and want to concentrate on taking care of myself. What can I do to help?
Exercise is a good start and, according to research, one way to minimize the risks of colon cancer.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University found that people who exercised the most were 24 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who exercised the least.
They found that the protective effect of exercise held for all types of physical activity, whether that was recreational, such as jogging, biking or swimming, or job related, such as walking, lifting or digging.
?What?s really compelling is that we see the association between exercise and lower colon cancer risk regardless of how physical activity was measured in the studies,? says lead study author Kathleen Y. Wolin, Sc.D., a cancer prevention and control expert with the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University.
Why not talk with your doctors about how you can minimize the risk of colon cancer in your life. Now that you?re retired, there are other ways to stay active as well. You could volunteer or even apply for a part-time job as a non-medical home care companion to other seniors.
CAREGivers from?Home Instead Senior Care can make a difference in your life by providing companionship and support.
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