MEET AUSTIN…

HE DIED OF STOMACH CANCER. Photo Credits: trazomfreak

He was always at high risk for stomach cancer because he…

Ate a diet low in fruits and

vegetables…Consumed a lot of salt-cured,

smoked,and nitrate-cured foods…

And had a family historyof this type of cancer.

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He noticed he had indigestion a lot. And sometimes he even

had a loss of appetite. A few months later he had severe abdominal pain and was vomiting

blood.

But it was not until he noticed black

blood in his stool that he decided to go to the

doctor.

Diagnosis: STOMACH CANCERPhoto Credits: runran

Austin could have increased his consumptionof fruits and vegetables and should have chosen foods that

were lower in salt.

He could have also gone to the doctor on a regular basis for a complete check-up. But the most important

thing he should have done was to find out his familyhistory.

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If Austin had been more aware of his family history andhad taken more of an interest in his diet and lifestyle

choices,

He would have been living his dream as an Alaskan Fisherman;

And he would have been around to marry his high school sweetheart.

HE HAD IT ALL…And let it slip away!

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