- Dr. Waqqas Tai is a New York-based health expert
- He regularly shares advice on how to reduce the risk of cancer
- He recently shared five things he would personally avoid
An oncologist has revealed the five actions you should take every day to ‘prevent cancer’.
Dr. Waqqas Tai is a New York-based health expert who specializes in cancer cases and regularly shares advice on his TikTok account, where he has more than 14,500 followers.
The oncologist often gives people tips on how to stay healthy, and recently described the various practices that can help your life in the long run.
In a viral video, which has been viewed more than 432,000 times to date, he revealed that he would never consume alcohol or red meat to keep his health in top shape.
He described the five things you should avoid – from meat to obesity – to help prolong your life.
An oncologist has revealed the five actions you should take every day to reduce your risk of cancer
Dr. Waqqas captioned the clip: “Five things I recommend to prevent cancer.”
He begins, “Here are five things I would never do as a cancer doctor. Number one: smoking tobacco.”
“Using any tobacco product and vaping are all carcinogenic,” he added. Carcinogenic means that something has the potential to cause cancer.
He added: ‘It causes a harder build-up in your lungs, which causes tissue damage to the lungs and that can also cause cancer.’
The second thing the doctor advised you to avoid was alcohol.
“Any level, even one glass of red wine at dinner is carcinogenic,” he said.
Dr. Waqqas also suggested not to consume red meat or processed meats as “salting, drying and smoking” them exposes you to a greater risk of the disease.
His fourth tip was to always wear sunscreen.
People flooded the comments section, praising the doctor for his advice
“You should cover your face, neck, back of your neck, hands, arms and anything exposed to the sun,” he explained.
The oncologist then suggested that people do their utmost to prevent obesity.
He said: ‘If you are overweight you are more likely to develop cancer. So you need to do vigorous exercise – 150 minutes a week. If that’s not enough, you should 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, praising the doctor for his advice.
One person said: ‘Thank you so much for mentioning sunscreen! As a skin cancer survivor, I get so frustrated with those who try to discourage wearing them! 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 the alcohol. I’ll have a drink,” a fourth person typed.
