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Prevention

Other than quitting smoking and controlling your weight, reducing your risk of cancer is not as straightforward as preventing, say, cardiovascular disease. But there are steps you can take to cut your risk, such as avoiding risk factors and undergoing appropriate screening tests. From these articles, you will learn about some accepted and innovative ways to reduce your risk of cancer, and the credibility of some "urban legends" about cancer risk.

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Screening and Early Detection | Risk Factors and Risk Reduction | Browse Alphabetically

Screening and Early Detection

  • Animals and your health: dogs as disease detectors
  • Cancer tests that can save your life
  • Don't be afraid of colorectal cancer screening
  • FDA approves HPV vaccine: may prevent cervical cancer
  • Fibrocystic breast changes: lumps that are normal
  • Health screening for men: when you should go to the doctor and why
  • Health screenings for women
  • HPV DNA testing approved for cervical cancer screening
  • Keeping skin cancer at bay
  • Men’s health matters
  • Practical prevention: testicular cancer strikes young
  • Preventive measures—at any age?
  • Skin self-exam (SSE)
  • Testicular cancer: curing the most common young men's cancer
  • Testicular self-exam
  • The latest in breast cancer screening: computer-aided mammography
  • Your health may be "all in the family"

Risk Factors and Risk Reduction

  • Start a regular exercise program Animation Movie Available
  • Acrylamide: snack food cancer risk or not?
  • Added hormones in meat and dairy: do they affect health, and if so, how?
  • Antioxidants: antidote to aging?
  • Calcium, vitamin D, and cancer
  • Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
  • Fighting prostate cancer: eat your way to victory
  • Getting to the heart of a healthy diet: alcohol
  • Hormone replacement therapy
  • How childhood cancers differ from adult cancers
  • Keep your clothes on!
  • Keeping skin cancer at bay
  • Occupation and cancer risk
  • Oral contraceptives: an update on the benefits and risks
  • Protect your skin: how to avoid sun exposure
  • Smoking cessation for older adults: it's not too late!
  • Smoking: an equal-opportunity destroyer
  • Soy: can you get too much of a good thing?
  • Sun exposure: finding a balance
  • The dangers of hidden abdominal fat
  • True or false: eating dark chocolate can lower your risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease
  • Your health may be "all in the family"

Browse Alphabetically

  • Start a regular exercise program Animation Movie Available
  • Acrylamide: snack food cancer risk or not?
  • Added hormones in meat and dairy: do they affect health, and if so, how?
  • Animals and your health: dogs as disease detectors
  • Antioxidants: antidote to aging?
  • Calcium, vitamin D, and cancer
  • Cancer tests that can save your life
  • Don't be afraid of colorectal cancer screening
  • Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
  • FDA approves HPV vaccine: may prevent cervical cancer
  • Fibrocystic breast changes: lumps that are normal
  • Fighting prostate cancer: eat your way to victory
  • Getting to the heart of a healthy diet: alcohol
  • Health screening for men: when you should go to the doctor and why
  • Health screenings for women
  • Hormone replacement therapy
  • How childhood cancers differ from adult cancers
  • HPV DNA testing approved for cervical cancer screening
  • Keep your clothes on!
  • Keeping skin cancer at bay
  • Men’s health matters
  • Occupation and cancer risk
  • Oral contraceptives: an update on the benefits and risks
  • Practical prevention: testicular cancer strikes young
  • Preventive measures—at any age?
  • Protect your skin: how to avoid sun exposure
  • Skin self-exam (SSE)
  • Smoking cessation for older adults: it's not too late!
  • Smoking: an equal-opportunity destroyer
  • Soy: can you get too much of a good thing?
  • Sun exposure: finding a balance
  • Testicular cancer: curing the most common young men's cancer
  • Testicular self-exam
  • The dangers of hidden abdominal fat
  • The latest in breast cancer screening: computer-aided mammography
  • True or false: eating dark chocolate can lower your risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease
  • Your health may be "all in the family"

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