10 ways to reduce your cancer risk by going green

4. Turn off the lights
From the experts at Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time: Not only does turning off the lights help our environment, it may lower our risk of developing cancer as well. Melatonin, a hormone manufactured by the brain in total darkness, appears to lower the risk of breast and prostate cancers. Are you doing enough to prevent cancer? Take this quiz to find out if you're at risk.Photo by massdistraction on flickr
Mar 14th 2008 @ 11:30AM





