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, DO, recently opened up about what he avoids to keep his own risk low. Read on to find out the five things he says he"would never do as a cancer doctor.""Smoking tobacco, using any tobacco products, and vaping—all that is carcinogenic. The tobacco products, the tobacco itself has carcinogenic properties," he warns., tobacco smoke contains thousands of chemicals, including at least 70 known to cause cancer, which are referred to as carcinogens.
"All red meats and deli meats are carcinogenic," Tai says."The aspect of salting, curing, smoking these meats creates a lot of carcinogenic byproducts, which are extremely toxic anywhere from your mouth down to your esophagus, colon, and through your rectum.""Any skin that's going to be exposed to the sun has to be covered, especially if you're going to be driving for a long time to work or you're a commuter," he says.