- Dr. Waqqas Tai is a New York-based health expert.
- He frequently shares tips on how to reduce the risk of cancer.
- Recently, he shared five things he would personally avoid.
An oncologist has revealed the five measures that must be taken every day to ‘prevent cancer’.
Dr. Waqqas Tai is a New York-based health expert who specializes in cancer cases and frequently shares advice on his TikTok account, where he has more than 14,500 followers.
The oncologist often offers advice for people to stay healthy and recently detailed various practices that could help your life in the long term.
In a viral video, which has so far accumulated more than 432,000 views, he revealed that he would never consume alcohol or red meat to keep his health in optimal conditions.
He detailed the five things you should avoid, from meat to obesity, to help prolong your life.
An oncologist has revealed the five measures you should take every day to reduce the risk of cancer
Dr. Waqqas captioned the clip: “Five things I recommend to prevent cancer.”
And it begins: ‘Here are five things I would never do as an oncologist. Number one, smoking tobacco.
“The use of any tobacco product and vaping are carcinogenic,” he added. Carcinogen means that something has the potential to cause cancer.
He added: “It causes a harder buildup in the lungs, which causes damage to lung tissues and can also lead to cancer.”
The second thing the doctor recommended you avoid was alcohol.
“At any level, even a glass of red wine with dinner is carcinogenic,” he said.
Dr. Waqqas also suggested not consuming red meat or deli meats because the act of “salting, curing and smoking them” puts you at greater risk of contracting the disease.
Her fourth tip was to always use sunscreen.
People flooded the comments section and praised the doctor for his advice.
“You have to cover your face, neck, neck, hands, arms and everything that is exposed to the sun,” he explained.
The oncologist then suggested that people do everything they can to prevent obesity.
He said: ‘If you are overweight, you have a higher risk of cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to exercise vigorously: 150 minutes a week. If that is not enough, you need to consider other options, such as weight loss medications.’
At the end of the clip, the health professional urged his followers to get preventive screening tests such as colonoscopies for colon cancer and mammograms for breast cancer.
People flooded the comments section and praised the doctor for his advice.
One person said: ‘Thank you so much for mentioning sunscreen! As a skin cancer survivor, I am very frustrated with those who try to discourage its use! I have the scars to prove otherwise!’
Another user added: “It’s all about genes.”
Someone else wrote: “Thank you so much for your advice.”
‘I follow all this advice except alcohol. I drink a little,” a fourth person wrote.