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PreventionThe HPV Vaccine: A Powerful Way to Help Prevent 3+ Cancers in Women
World HPV Infection Expert, Anna Guiliano, PhD, says, we may be able to eliminate cervical cancer in the U.S. because we have effective screening tests and guidelines for how often they need to be done, as well as vaccines to prevent the infections that cause damage, called lesions, to cells in the cervix. She offers reminders and tips to parents and adult women and men about how they can protect themselves from all cancers related to HPV.
Get a Healthy Back-to-school Start
Put health on your back-to-school planning list this year. Vaccinations, nutritious lunches, and sleeping right are all part of the equation.
A Cancer Control Report Card and Blueprint
This first chapter in the American Cancer Society Cancer Control Blueprint sets up the steps to take in the future to lower the incidence and death rate of cancer by looking at what's led to success in the past. It's delivered by staff researcher Rebecca Siegel, MPH, scientific director of surveillance information.
The ACS Blueprint: A Vision for Reducing Deaths from Cancer
The American Cancer Society Cancer Control Blueprint—introduced by an interview with Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP, chief medical and scientific officer of the ACS. The blueprint, says Brawley, is both a celebration of our progress against cancer and a call to action to do even better.
Why We Screen for Some Cancers and Not Others
Screening means having a test that looks for cancer or another disease in people who don’t have any symptoms.
Colorectal Cancer Screening: What Are My Options?
No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, or the bowel prep that goes with it. But colon screening – testing to look for cancer before symptoms start – helps saves lives.
Wish Dad a Healthy Father’s Day
Celebrate the fathers in your life this June by encouraging them to protect their health by getting up to date on cancer screening tests.
5 Healthy Habits May Help You Live More Than 10 Years Longer
New research published by the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests that adults in the US who follow 5 healthy lifestyle habits may live more than a decade longer compared with people who follow none of the 5 habits.