Cancer Prevention

Experts Highlight Inroads to Preventing Cancer

Posted April 20, 2009
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists looking at everyday factors that influence cancer risk are finding important new clues that could affect cancer prevention strategies.

Indoor Air Pollution & Women's Health

What are the things indoors that should concern me the most?
Most people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors― in their homes or other buildings. So for many people, the health risks of indoor air pollution are greater than those outdoors. Gases are the main cause of indoor air problems in homes. Their sources include:

Protect Your Health - Personal Care Products

Simplify

Choose products with simpler ingredient lists and fewer synthetic chemicals. Avoid synthetic fragrance (look for the word “fragrance” on labels), and use fewer products overall. Ask yourself if you really need that product and all those extra chemical exposures. For example, bubble baths with heavy fragrances and synthetic dyes are good to avoid.

Research Products Yourself

The Impact of Stress on Our Health

There’s no escaping it: stress is a part of our lives. How we handle that stress can have an impact on our health. Every day, we hear more and more about the harm it may cause our minds and bodies,- from heart disease to anxiety attacks. Now researchers are trying to determine if stress is also a factor in who will develop cancer. Currently, there is no evidence that stress is a direct cause of cancer. But evidence is accumulating that there is some link between stress and developing certain kinds of cancer, as well as how the disease progresses.

What Plastics Do to Our Bodies

By Martha Miller Johnson, Positively Green 2/2009

News of possible health threats associated with plastic bothered Jeanne Haegele of Chicago so much that she has quit using plastic. The 28-year-old marketing coordinator chronicles her efforts online at www.lifelessplastic.blogspot.com. “Plastic is absolutely everywhere–our food is packaged in it, our clothes are often made out of it, and even baby toys are made of plastic,” Haegele says. “It was scary that something that was such a big part of my life might be dangerous.”

What Are Clinical Trials?

Introduction to Clinical Trials

Cancer Vaccines

A vaccine helps the body fight disease. Most people are familiar with vaccines for diseases like chicken pox or the flu. Vaccines (sometimes called vaccinations) help train the immune system to recognize and destroy harmful substances, such as bacteria or viruses, before they can cause disease.

What you need to know about the HPV Vaccine

Q: What is the HPV vaccine?
A: This vaccine prevents cervical cancer and genital warts due to HPV. It works by protecting against the four types of HPV that most commonly cause these diseases. The vaccine is given in three doses.

Alcohol Linked to Cancer Risk in Woman

Study Shows Even Low-to-Moderate Drinking Raises Risk of Cancer

Researchers followed more than 1.2 million middle-aged women for an average of seven years. The women were participants in the ongoing Million Women Study in the U.K.

Colorectal Cancer Called "Most Preventable"

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2008
Contacts: Shannon Campbell 202-328-7744 x235
Glen Weldon 202-328-7744 x312

WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of a comprehensive new report showing that colorectal cancer is a highly preventable disease, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is spotlighting the specific changes that could save millions of lives.

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