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Endometrial biopsy: This kind of biopsy can be done in a doctor's office. A very thin flexible tube is placed into the uterus through the cervix. Then suction is used to remove a small amount of endometrium. The suction usually takes less than a minute. The discomfort is much thing like menstrual cramps and can be helped by taking a drug like ibuprofen before the test. Sometimes numbing medicine is put into the cervix just before the test to help reduce the pain. Ultrasound (see below) is often done before the biopsy. This helps the doctor find any suspicious areas. | American Cancer Society9 American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention This document is a condensed version of the article describing the American Cancer Society ACS Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines which are updated about every 5 years. The guidelines were developed by the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee. The full article including references which is written for health care professionals is published in the January February 2012 issue of CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and is available for free online at http doi full For most Americans who do not use tobacco the most important cancer risk factors that can be changed are body weight diet and physical activity. One-third of all cancer deaths in the United States each year are linked to diet and physical activity including being overweight or obese while another third is caused by tobacco products. Although our genes influence our risk of cancer most of the difference in cancer risk between people is due to factors that are not inherited. Avoiding tobacco products staying at a healthy weight staying active throughout life and eating a healthy diet may greatly reduce a person s lifetime risk of developing or dying from cancer. These same behaviors are also linked with a lower risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Although these healthy choices can be made by each of us they may be helped or slowed by the social physical economic and regulatory environment in which we live. Community efforts are needed to create an environment that makes it easier for us to make healthy choices when it comes to diet and physical activity. Summary of the ACS Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity ACS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHOICES Achieve and maintain a healthy weight throughout life. Be as lean as possible throughout life without being underweight. Avoid .