What are the different way to prevent colon cancer?
To prevent colon cancer, it is important to know your family history, see your doctor for yearly screenings if you are aged 50 or older, maintain a diet low in animal fat and high in fruits, vegetables and fiber, exercise regularly, prevent obesity, avoid cigarette smoking and get screened regularly using screening methods such as fecal occult blood test, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and barium x-ray.