As a woman, not only you need to take good care of your skin complexion so that you look good, you also need to make sure your body is in good health so that you feel good. You do monthly self breast check and go for PapSmear once every 2 or 3 years. After 40, you have to be careful of your respiratory and digestive systems.
You also have to be observant of any unusual signs and symptoms of your body, because sometimes early detection and examination of these signs and symptoms may help prevent diseases, particularly cancers common to women. That’s why self breast check is important so as to help to pick up breast cancer at an early stage, while PapSmear helps detect cervical cancer. Things like stop smoking also helps to reduce the risk of lung cancer.
Other rare cancers may be associated with environmental factors, for example mesothelioma, which is related to long-term exposure to asbestos. While the ratio of men to women with mesothelioma is about three to one, record shows that the incidence of mesothelioma among women is rising. Mesothelioma in women is mainly due to second-hand exposure, i.e. from the microscopic fibers of asbestos brought home on the work clothes of men working in asbestos-related job.
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