Most Cancer Deaths Preventable

For overweight (n. 超重) and obesity (n. 肥胖) among adults, the picture isn't pretty anywhere: "Best" is Hawaii, where "only" 50 percent of adults are overweight or obese (adj. 极胖的；过重的).



Most cancer deaths can be avoided and some states are doing better than others, the American Cancer Society (美国癌症学会) says.







Cancer is now the leading cause of death for people under 85, but cancer experts say this is largely preventable (adj. 可预防的).



It's no secret. Here's how:



Don't smoke. If you do smoke, quit.



Keep your weight down. If you're overweight or obese, lose some weight and keep it off.



Get plenty of exercise.



Eat at least five servings (n. 一份，一客) of fruits and vegetables every day.



Stay out of the sun. Use protective (adj. 保护的) clothing and sunscreen (n. 遮光剂，保护皮肤免受阳光紫外线的照射) when you are outdoors.



Get recommended cancer screening tests.







So how are we doing? Not nearly as well as we should, according to Thursday's release of the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures 2005 (“2005年癌症预防及早期诊断数据报告”).



There's still much we can do to cut our cancer risk (n. 风险). Here's how we're doing:







More than one in four men and more than one in five women still smoke cigarettes.



Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight. That includes the 30 percent of us who are obese.







Not quite half of U.S. adults get enough exercise.



Only about one in four U.S. adults eats five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.