What Are
Others Doing to Prevent Cancer?
When asked what are they doing to prevent cancer and live a healthy life, here are the responses of some Native Americans.
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Crow “During this past year I started running and walking and exercising and sometimes I go to the gym, although not as often as I’d like, and instead of cutting myself off from good foods like McDonalds and cakes, I eat just a little bit of that when I want to and I try to balance it with fruits and vegetables.” |
Assiniboine/
Blackfeet “To stay healthy and help prevent cancer I am trying to eat more fruits and vegetables and I am trying to start exercising again and I’m trying not to eat as much red meat as I use to.” |
Northern Cheyenne “Well I’ve quit smoking and I’ve started exercising again and I try to eat healthy like I’ve switched from eating white bread to wheat bread because it is healthier and I’m also learning about cancer and other diseases that affect us as Native Americans and just trying to get the word out.” |
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Gros Ventre/Blackfeet“I eat the minimum
requirements on the daily food guide pyramid, I lift weights four times a
week and I wash my fruit from germs.” |
Crow/ Assiniboine “I pray and I don’t let anything get to me.” |
Chippewa-Cree “I don’t smoke, I try to wash my fruits and vegetables, I just try to take care of myself to reduce stress.” |
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Northern Cheyenne “I try to stay active through sports like basketball and I do self examinations.” |
Blackfeet “What I do to live a healthy lifestyle is I exercise regularly, drink lots of water and eats fruits and vegetables.” |
Northern Arapaho/Sioux “Exercise regularly and eat healthy.” |
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Northern Cheyenne/ Sioux “I just do something active everyday because most people’s problems stem from the simple fact that they don’t do something active everyday or get enough exercise. I also use water filters because there are a lot of contaminated water that people don’t know about and that could really affect their health.” |
Dine Nation “To prevent cancer and to live a healthy life I don’t smoke, I don’t drink and I eat healthy and I exercise daily and I also live by my traditions.” |
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Crow/ Blackfeet “I’m doing research in order to educate myself and my family and I want to have kids before I am thirty in order to prevent breast cancer.” |
Arikara “Well I try to stay healthy and prevent cancer in my life by spending as much time as I can with my family because I know how important the next generation is and my influence on them.” |
Standing Rock Sioux “The things that I do to prevent cancer is mostly prevention. I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, I do the best I can to get enough rest, I make sure that I meditate so that I am healthy on an emotional level and a mental level also as well as a physical level. My way to prevent cancer is just to take care of myself. My grandmother did die of lung cancer and one of my grandmothers had skin cancer so I make sure that I wear sun screen and mostly just preventative measures.” |
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Crow “I stay healthy by trying to stay as busy as I can, try not to get into too much trouble. I just quit drinking, but it kinda lead to another habit so I’m slowly letting that go so hopefully I will be clean.” |
Crow “I include as many “safe” foods like tomatoes as possible and avoid as many “dangerous” foods like sausage or smoked foods. I also prohibit smoking in my home or in my cars to avoid second-hand smoke. Lastly, I think positive.” |
Northern Cheyenne/ Assiniboine“I abstain from drugs totally. I sometimes eat what’s right , sometimes do a little exercising. Also, besides [being] healthy physically, I keep myself healthy spiritually and whatever’s gonna happen will happen, but I know that I’ve done all I can.” |
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Assiniboine “I take small preventative measures on a daily basis because I know what I’m doing now will benefit me in the future. For example, I’ll use margarine in place of butter, 2% instead of whole milk, drink water not pop, maybe eat one serving instead of two, or I’ll even use the stairs rather than taking the elevator. I know these may seem like small changes, but in the long run they’ll all add up.” |
Crow “I’ve switched from Marlboro Red’s to Marlboro Light’s in the hope that I won’t get cancer myself, and I've also been watching my diet.” |
Crow “I try to learn as much as I can about cancer, be aware
and also live a healthy lifestyle; eating right, exercising, and taking care
of your body.” |
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