Cancer Prevention
Evidence-based cancer prevention strategies, lifestyle modifications, and screening recommendations.
8 guides · Educational information with linked sources
Cancer Screening: Choosing Tests and Completing Follow-Up
Screening is a vital tool for detecting cancer early, but it requires active follow-up, realistic expectations of test limitations, and careful navigation of clinical guidelines.
Genetic Counseling for Cancer Risk: Preparing a Useful Family History
Prepare an accurate family history, clarify the purpose of inherited-risk testing, and discuss what different results could change.
Alcohol and Cancer Risk: Understanding the Evidence and Your Choices
Understand the link between alcohol and cancer, discuss treatment-specific concerns, and make a practical plan if you want to reduce drinking.
Physical Activity and Cancer: Adapting Movement to Your Situation
Discuss movement that fits your health and treatment, turn general activity goals into manageable routines, and know when to ask for rehabilitation help.
Quitting Tobacco After a Cancer Diagnosis: Finding Useful Support
Find practical tobacco-cessation support during cancer care, including counseling, medication questions, triggers, and a plan for setbacks.
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Liver Cancer Risk
Understand the differences between hepatitis B and C, why testing matters, and what to ask about vaccination, treatment, and liver follow-up.
HPV Vaccination and Cancer Prevention: Common Questions
Review CDC's HPV vaccination age guidance, understand what the vaccine prevents, and prepare questions about doses and ongoing screening.
Cancer Prevention: Practical Ways to Reduce Risk
Focus on tobacco, ultraviolet exposure, alcohol, infection prevention, and a personalized screening discussion.