| r is one of the few serious health conditions for | | | | We have treatments for cancer, and sometimes |
| which we can’t always pinpoint a cause. | | | | those treatments work. Whether cancer |
| We know exactly how serious health conditions | | | | treatments work temporarily or for a lifetime is |
| such as AIDS are contracted, but cancer is | | | | basically a case-by-case outcome. What |
| trickier. Many times cancers are caused by | | | | isn’t case-by-case, however, is the cost |
| environmental factors such as chemicals, smoking, | | | | of cancer treatment. Having adequate health |
| exposure to natural sunlight and unnatural sunlight, | | | | insurance can help cover the cost of cancer |
| such as tanning beds, and even x-rays. | | | | treatment, but most health insurance policies |
| Sometimes cancers are genetic; the odds of | | | | don’t cover all costs, and some |
| developing them are great, or, they are simply | | | | don’t even cover the treatments at all. |
| triggered by these kinds of factors. And then | | | | Therefore, relying solely on your health insurance |
| there are the times when cancer shows up | | | | policy to cover the cost of cancer treatments |
| unexpectedly with no surface explanation. | | | | and, hopefully, cancer survival, isn’t wise. |
| While we don’t always know what causes | | | | Cancer survival isn’t about how much |
| cancer, we do know certain steps we can take | | | | health insurance you have. Cancer survival |
| to help prevent cancer, and maintaining a healthy | | | | isn’t about having the best health care |
| weight is one of those steps. Studies show that | | | | that money can buy. Cancer survival is about |
| obesity can contribute to various kinds of | | | | taking the necessary steps to treat yourself. And, |
| cancers, such as ovarian, endometrial, colon, | | | | taking the steps to prevent cancer, rather than |
| kidney, and breast cancers. Being obese can also | | | | the steps to finding a health insurance policy that |
| aid in preventing a person from cancer survival, | | | | will cover you once you’ve been |
| and even serve to speed up the progression of | | | | diagnosed with cancer, should be the first steps |
| cancer. | | | | you take. |