Go back to school. Yeah, there?s the tried-and-true “stay active and eat right” health advice. But it turns out the degree you have ? or don?t have ? matters when it comes to determining who?s likely to get and beat cancer.
There?s nothing magical about a diploma. But when those extra years of education mean the difference between a job with health insurance and a job where the only benefit is a discount on a cheeseburger, the upside of a degree becomes strikingly clear. Data from the American Cancer Society finds men with the least amount of education died at rates more than twice that of those with college degrees. Women saw less striking differences, but nonetheless the trend was mirrored.