The sad truth is that half of all men and one-third of all women in this country eventually get cancer. At one time, many people thought the tendency to get cancer was hereditary. But researchers now believe that is a factor only 10 percent of the time. While there is no known cure, or at least not one that works in all cases, researchers are constantly looking for ways to lower the risk. One thing that might help, Reuters reports, is exercise.
Exercise boosts the cardiovascular and immune systems, which apparently lowers cancer risk.
Another theory is that exercise protects healthy cells by getting rid of cell-damaging free radicals in the body. It is comforting to know, as scientists continue looking for a way to cure cancer, that the best way to minimize the threat in most cases is simply to pursue a commonsense, healthy lifestyle. The same could be said about heart disease, AIDS and other dreaded killers. The next president should make curing it a national priority. Enter words describing a concept or keywords.