| The first step to avoiding cancer, diabetes, heart | | | | Some viruses and bacteria also put you at high |
| attacks is by understanding your health risks. There | | | | risk of getting cancer. Human Papilloma virus causes |
| are key health risks to consider. Health risks are your | | | | cervical cancer. People infected with HIV have a high |
| risk factors which may or may not be modifiable. | | | | risk of getting cancer such as lymphoma. |
| These risks tell you how likely it is for you to | | | | Diabetes |
| develop certain diseases. By knowing the risk factors | | | | Diabetes is a kind of disease that affects how your |
| of a disease, you can compare those factors to your | | | | body metabolizes your blood sugar. This condition has |
| own risks to determine your chances of developing a | | | | 3 classifications, which are diabetes types 1 and 2 and |
| disease. Cancer, diabetes, heart attacks are some of | | | | Gestational diabetes. Diabetes is a very common |
| the most common health conditions that people are | | | | disease. Some people may not even know they have |
| always worried about. Here are some of the risk | | | | it until the condition starts getting worse and shows |
| factors of cancer, diabetes, heart attacks that you | | | | serious symptoms. Type 1 diabetes commonly occurs |
| should know about. | | | | during childhood, while type 2 diabetes may happen |
| Cancer | | | | during adulthood. Gestational diabetes happens when |
| Cancer is a general name for a group of diseases | | | | a pregnant woman's blood sugar peaks during her |
| characterized by the presence of abnormal cells that | | | | pregnancy. This condition may eventually go away |
| damage the body. There are several types of | | | | after pregnancy. |
| cancer, such as Lung Cancer, Bone Cancer, Leukemia, | | | | If you have a family history of diabetes, you are at |
| and Colon Cancer. Here are some risks factors of | | | | high risk of developing the illness. Certain infections |
| cancer that you should know about. | | | | and diseases of the pancreas may lead to type 1 |
| Age may determine your susceptibility to cancer. | | | | diabetes. Risk factors for type 2 diabetes are mostly |
| The older you are, the higher your risk of getting | | | | modifiable, like obesity. |
| cancer | | | | Heart Attack |
| Tobacco smoking increases your risk of getting | | | | Like Cancer, your risk of getting a heart attack |
| lung cancer. You may also get this kind of cancer | | | | mostly depends on the lifestyle that you have. If you |
| through second hand smoke. | | | | smoke, drink a lot and have a sedentary lifestyle, |
| Radiation may damage your cells and may cause | | | | you are at high risk of heart attack. |
| them to develop abnormally, leading to cancer. | | | | Cancer, diabetes, heart attacks can be avoided by |
| Sunlight. UVA and UVB are very harmful to your | | | | modifying your lifestyle. This is why it is very |
| skin. | | | | important to know the risk factors of these diseases. |
| Chemicals. If you are exposed to harmful | | | | By knowing the risk factors of cancer, diabetes, |
| chemicals, you may develop cancer. Some chemicals | | | | heart attacks, you can easily evaluate yourself and |
| that you have to be very careful of and avoid are | | | | your lifestyle and identify the things you have to |
| asbestos, nickel, benzene, and cadmium. | | | | change. |