BLOG: GREAT Apps to Help Prevent Cancer (straight from MD Anderson)

This blog was provided by Robyn Stoller, Cancer Hawk. http://www.cancerhawk.com/2011/07/great-apps-to-help-prevent-cancer.html

 

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MD Anderson's Focused On Health Blog... it's a GREAT resource with TONS of useful information on health and cancer prevention.   They recently posted an article on How to Choose A Better Health App which is all about how to pick  good apps apart from the bogus ones.

And today, on the MD Anderson Focused On Health Blog, I just saw this AMAZING list of mobile & interactive web apps designed to help people get healthy and prevent cancer.   And I am re-posting it here for you to read.... so without further ado, directly from the MD Anderson Focused On Health Blog, here are some digital tools, both to be used at home or on the go, that can help you lead a healthier life....  Thank you MD Anderson!!!

Exercise Apps

  • Exercise Counts Calculator (American Cancer Society): Web
  • Loops (Livestrong): Web
  • MyStart! (American Heart Association):Web
  • Target Heart Rate Calculator (American Cancer Society): Web
  • Walking Paths (American Heart Association):  Web / Android / iPhone
Nutrition Apps
  • Calorie Counter (American Cancer Society): Web
  • Calorie Tracker (Livestrong): Blackberry / iPhone / iPad
  • Daily Food Plan (U.S. Department of Agriculture): Web
  • Daily Food Planner for Moms (U.S. Department of Agriculture): Web
  • The Daily Plate (Livestrong): Web
  • Menu Planner (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute): Web
  • My Food-a-Pedia (U.S. Department of Agriculture): Web / Mobile web
  • Text-2-Eat (Livestrong): Text messaging
  • Vending Machine Nutritional Information (American Heart Association): Web
Weight Management Apps
  • BMI Calculator (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute): iPhone / Web
Quit Smoking Apps
  • Cigarette Calculator (American Cancer Society): Web
  • Freedom From Smoking® (American Lung Association): Web
  • MyQuit Coach (Livestrong): iPhone
  • My QuitLine (National Cancer Institute): iPhone
  • QuitGuide (National Cancer Institute): iPhone
  • Smoking Cost Calculator (American Cancer Society): Web
Sun-Safety Apps
Kids Apps
  • Apps for Healthy Kids (U.S. Department of Agriculture): Web  
  • Daily Food Plan for Preschoolers (U.S. Department of Agriculture): Web
General Health Information Apps
Risk Assessment Tools
  • Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (National Cancer Institute): Web / Mobile web
  • Cancer Risk Check (MD Anderson): Web
  • Colorectal Risk Assessment Tool (National Cancer Institute): Web
  • Melanoma Risk Assessment Tool (National Cancer Institute): Web / Mobile web
  • My Life Check (American Heart Association): Web
Screening Exams Apps
  • Mammogram Reminder (American Cancer Society): Web
  • Find a Health Center (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): iPhone
Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Apps