Fighting cancer: Kickstart health

Anyone contemplating making some new year resolutions would do well to heed the advice of the Irish Cancer Society which today is urging is people to make simple lifestyle changes in 2018 to significantly lower their risk of cancer.

According to the ICS, four out of 10 cancer cases are preventable by making a number of lifestyle changes recommended in the European Code Against Cancer. Giving up smoking is the most obvious way of preventing cancer but there are other activities, too, that lead to a healthier and longer live. These include tackling obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and resolving to be more phyisically active...