{"id":471,"date":"2019-03-25T15:16:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintjohnscancer.org\/breast\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2024-05-10T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:29:51","slug":"prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintjohnscancer.org\/breast\/breast-health\/prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":393,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-471","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layers":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layer_content_image","layer_label":"","layer_headline":"Breast Cancer Prevention","layer_content":"

There are various daily choices you can make to help decrease your risk of developing cancer. Some of these choices are not smoking, eating healthy, and staying active. In addition, it is important to stay up to date on recommended screenings that can detect certain cancers at an earlier date.<\/p>\n","layer_link":"","layer_img":false,"layer_img_position":"right","layer_img_size":"contain","layer_img_is_fade":false,"layer_background_color":"bg-none","layer_id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"layer_sticky_nav_group","layer_sticky_nav_group":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layer_content_sidebar","layer_label":"Refrain from Tobacco","layer_headline":"","layer_intro":"

Refrain from Tobacco<\/h2>\n

There are many health risks associated with smoking tobacco. According to the American Cancer Society, about half of all Americans who keep smoking will die of the habit. Each year smoking causes 1 out of 5 deaths in the US. Smoking accounts for about 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States. There is no safe way to use tobacco. Cigars, pipes, spit, cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco all cause cancer. To learn more about tobacco and cancer and\/or for helpful tips on how to stop smoking, please visit American Cancer Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n","layer_content":"","layer_is_content_auto_columns":false,"sidebar_position":"right","widgets":[{"acf_fc_layout":"statistic","statistic":{"widget_id_base":"statistic","number":"663e4b7f33ed9","widget_id":"statistic-663e4b7f33ed9","instance":{"title":"","stat_text":"30%","stat_description":"Smoking accounts for about 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States."},"the_widget":"Em_Widget_Statistic"}}],"layer_icon":"","layer_icon_position":"left","layer_background_color":"bg-none","layer_id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"layer_content_sidebar","layer_label":"Nutrition & Physical Activity Guidelines","layer_headline":"","layer_intro":"

American Cancer Society Nutrition & Physical Activity Guidelines<\/h2>\n","layer_content":"

The World Cancer Research Fund estimates that about 20% of all cancers diagnosed in the US are related to body fat, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption, and\/or poor nutrition.<\/p>\n

The American Cancer Society Guidelines recommend achieving and maintaining a healthy weight throughout life. These guidelines are summarized as follows:<\/p>\n