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Don’t Mention the “C Word”: 10 Strategies to Prevent Cancer
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Don’t Mention the “C Word”: 10 Strategies to Prevent Cancer

The choices we make today determine our cancer risk profile tomorrow. Take control of your health now and into the future with our 10 strategies to prevent cancer.

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Genetics and Cancer: Working With the Hand You’ve Been Dealt in Life
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Genetics and Cancer: Working With the Hand You’ve Been Dealt in Life

Does your family have a cancer history that’s giving you anxiety? Calm those nerves with the facts on inherited disease risks and how to manage them.

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Cancer—It Touches All of Us
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Cancer—It Touches All of Us

Almost every adult can name a person they know who has, had, or died from cancer. As the most common disease in the modern world, cancer takes on many different forms. In fact, cancer is an umbrella term for over 100 different types of the disease. Learn more about cancer.

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Cancer basics

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. These cells can form tumors that are benign or malignant. Malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body (metastasis). Learn more about what cancer is, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, and genetic changes that cause cancer to grow and spread.

Most common cancer types

The most common types of cancer include breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers, which account for a significant proportion of cancer diagnoses worldwide. Learn more about these and the other most common types of cancer here.

Cancer prevention

There are many kinds of cancer, most caused by a combination of factors over time. You can’t change some risk factors, but you can completely or partially avoid other risk factors. Learn how cancer can be prevented at different ages.

General Cancer Prevention

Prevention by Cancer Type

Cancer screening and diagnosis

There are many tests and procedures to screen for or diagnose cancer. Your doctor may ask about personal and family medical history or order lab tests, imaging scans, or a biopsy. Learn about the different methods used to screen for and diagnose cancer and what to expect.

Cancer Screening

Cancer Diagnosis, Grading, and Staging

Cancer causes and risks

Cancer is primarily caused by genetic mutations that can result from various factors, including lifestyle choices, environmental exposures, and inherited genetic predispositions. Learn about factors that may influence the risk of cancer.

Diet and Lifestyle Cancer Risk Factors

Smoking and Cancer Risk

Environmental Risk Factors

Infections and Cancer Risk

Hormones and Cancer Risk

Genetic Risk Factors

Cancer treatment

There are many types of cancer treatment. Chemotherapy is one of the most common types of cancer treatment. What type of cancer treatment is right for you? Get basic information about some of the most common types of treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy.

General Cancer Treatments

Alternative Cancer Treatments

Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

Living with cancer

You may have just learned that you have cancer. Or you may be in treatment, finishing treatment, or have a friend or family member with cancer. Having cancer changes your life and the lives of those around you. Learn how to find support and cope with your emotions during this challenging time.

Coping with Cancer

Managing Cancer Care

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HealthJournals are visually immersive guides to a wide range of health and wellness topics, from diseases and conditions to treatments, procedures, anatomy, nutrition and more. Each is a carefully curated selection of videos, images, interactives and authoritative information that makes its topic easier to understand.

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