Cancer Prevention
Our team of health care professionals at John Stoddard Cancer Center want to provide you with tips and suggestions on how to prevent cancer. From living a healthy lifestyle, to being aware of your family history, there are important reminders on ways to prevent cancer.
Cancer Prevention Screenings
What you eat and drink, if you exercise, how you live and where you work are all factors that can affect your risk for cancer. You should have regular check-ups with your primary care provider and discuss the appropriate ages to begin cancer screenings. These screenings may include, but are not limited to, colonoscopies, mammograms, self breast exams, pap smears and prostate exams.
Online Resources
John Stoddard Cancer Center: Trending Topics
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Glossary of cancer terms
Additional web resources
CanHeal (Lifestyle, emotional health, care of spirit, complementary therapies and environmental exposures)
Cancer Prevention News and Notes
Physical activity and cancer prevention
The relationship between alcohol use and cancer
Linking cancer to obesity
Breast Cancer
Postmenopausal breast cancer linked to lifestyle
Breast cancer screening recommendations
Skin Cancer
13 ways the sun affects your body - the good and bad
Skin cancer prevention and control - what works?
The impact of UV radiation
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer prevention
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