Cancer Prevention

Family history a powerful, underused health tool

Learning about your family tree is the best genetic tool to predict cancer risks, study finds

Women more skin savy than men when it comes to skin cancer prevention

13 everyday ways to avoid cancer

First, the good news: You probably won't get cancer. That is, if you have a healthy lifestyle. "As many as 70% of known causes of cancers are avoidable and related to lifestyle," says Thomas A. Sellers, PhD, associate director for cancer prevention and control at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. Diet, exercise, and avoidance of

5 secrets you shouldn't keep from your GYN

Year after year, doctor's visit after doctor's visit, Myke Triebold kept a secret from her gynecologist.

Even when the secret landed her in the hospital -- twice -- Triebold kept mum, preferring to be silent than healthy.

Triebold's secret: incontinence. For seven years, she went to the bathroom 15 to 20 times a day. A real estate agent who was constantly on the road, she coped by memorizing the location of every McDonald's and Burger King in Destin, Florida.

"I knew where I could dip into the bathroom quickly and dip out," she remembers.

Real Things You Can Do to Prevent Breast Cancer

And none of them involve pink ribbons. Each and every October finds us being bombarded with all things pink to raise awareness of breast cancer and of all the new treatment options available to us.

Cancer Prevention: Rethink Your Diet as Well as Your Smoking

If everyone were to quit smoking today, nearly 450,000 fewer Americans would die annually from smoking-related diseases. Yet even with all the smoking bans across the country, one in five Americans still lights up regularly—a rate that's plateaued since 2005 after four decades of decline, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto's Artificial Hormones?

Monsanto has been in the news this week, with a U.S. District Court Judge ruling that the USDA has to at least go through the motions of regulating the company's genetically engineered sugar beets. Monsanto, you may know, is not likely to win any contests for the most popular company. In fact, it has been called the most hated corporation in the world, which is saying something, given the competition from the likes of BP, Halliburton and Goldman Sachs.

Seven Steps to Optimal Wellness

In his new book, The Doctor Is In, E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork, teaches you how to put an end to bad habits and take control of your health!

Seven Steps to Optimal Wellness
Seven simple steps that you take today may help save your life tomorrow.

1. Become Your Own Health Guru
2. Eat to Savor Life
3. Give Your Body a Daily Vacation
4. Nail Your Health Stats

How to Help Girls Cope With Early Puberty—or Avoid It

Early puberty is no fun. Girls who mature earlier than their peers are more likely to be teased and have behavior problems. They may struggle to deal with sexual advances that come before they are emotionally mature enough to cope.

Exercise And Rest Reduce Cancer Risk

Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer – but only if she gets a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise's cancer prevention benefits.

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