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about Cancer Prevention |
Many cases of cancer can be prevented by not using tobacco products, avoiding the harmful rays of the sun, and choosing foods with less fat and more fiber. This site links you to NCI resources about cancer prevention. |
Choose from: Publications about Cancer Prevention from NCI. These booklets provide information on cancer prevention and tips for taking steps to prevent cancer. Prevention and Detection Statements from PDQ, NCI's comprehensive database of cancer information. Statements are reviewed and updated monthly and are written in easy-to-understand, non-technical language for patients and their families. More technical information for health professionals is available at the same site. Fact Sheets about Cancer Prevention from "NCI's Cancer Facts" series. Browse fact sheets on cancer prevention, including information on the latest prevention research and clinical trials |
Smoking and Cancer. Materials specifically about cigarette smoke and tobacco. Nutrition and Cancer. Materials to learn how to change your diet to help prevent cancer and stay healthy. CANCERLIT®: Search this bibliographic database of more than 1.3 million citations and abstracts of scientific articles on cancer. You may also view NCI-prepared literature searches generated monthly on selected types of cancer and other topics. Clinical Trials Information including a searchable database of open cancer prevention studies in which you may be eligible to participate. A complete list of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. The NCI-designated cancer centers are the major source of new knowledge about cancer, the principal deliverors of medical advances to the patients and families needing them, and the chief educators of health-care professionals and the public. For general information about the Cancer Center Program, visit the Cancer Centers Homepage. |