Cancer Prevention

Almost 30% of Breast Cancers Could Be Prevented

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center said that some cases of breast cancer are actually avoidable and need not occur at all and that the woman herself can take steps to prevent breast cancer from developing.

Cancer Prevention Works

The recent Annual Report to the Nation featuring colon cancer trends (http://bit.ly/ccF9ma) highlights the success of prevention in reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States for men and women combined.

Preventing Cancer: Who Has Time?

As we struggle to deliver 200% at work each day and come home and offer the same to our children and spouses, it can be easy to let the choices we talk about for cancer prevention -- cutting down on processed food, eating vegetables (i.e. doing battle at the dinner table to get everyone to eat their vegetables), being active -- slip by.

The CNiC team doesn’t have all the answers, and we struggle like everyone else, but we’ve developed a few strategies that help us fit cancer prevention into each day.

Hexavalent Chromium, Cancer-Causing Toxin, Common in Tap Water: What to Do

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Americans worried about the safety of their drinking water may have new cause for alarm.

Outsmart Breast Cancer

Nine steps that make a difference — from eating the right vegetables (not all are equal) to taking the correct supplements

Winter Skies Still Pose Sun Danger, Experts Warn

Skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts need to be aware that factors such as weather conditions and time of day can cause considerable variation in the levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation during the winter, researchers say.

They analyzed data collected between 2001 and 2003 at 32 high-altitude ski resorts in western North America. They also interviewed adult guests at the resorts and looked at their clothing and equipment in order to assess their level of sun protection.

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.

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