Recommended Web Sites

5 Reasons to Get Off the Couch - The American Cancer Society talks about how moderate fitness can help ward off cancer.

Everything Doesn't Cause Cancer - Read more in this brochure from the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Reducing Your Cancer Risk and How Do I Find Out About Screening Programs? These are both from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Your Cancer Risk - This comes from the Washington University School of Medicine.

Your Prevention Plan - You can protect yourself against many diseases, including cancer, by adopting a healthy lifestyle.

BreastCancerPrevention.com - This site offers plenty of information on breast cancer and how to try and avoid it.

Cancer.gov Cancer Screening Overview - The National Cancer Institute reviews all the guidelines for different cancer screenings.

Cancer.gov Cancer Prevention, Genetics and Causes - The National Cancer Institute explains how 11 cancers are caused and may be prevented.

Cancer Prevention and Control - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assembled this information.

Prevent Cancer Foundation - This is a national, non-profit health foundation whose mission is the prevention and early detection of cancer through scientific research and education.

Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle - The National Cancer Institute has put together this interactive way to explore cancer risks.

CINJ: The Cancer Institute of New Jersey - The war against cancer is particularly important for New Jersey, a state that ranks in the top ten nationally for cancer incidence. While our survival rate is increasing due to improvements in prevention and early detection, much remains to be done. At The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, they are committed to learning more about cancer and making their discoveries available to the public to aid in disease prevention.

Food and Cancer - AICR offers a variety of services to help you eat and live more healthfully. Explore the material here and learn how easy it can be to lower your cancer risk.

Lifestyle and Preventing Cancer - The National Cancer Institute offers this advice about diet, exercise, occupation, stress and other things that can encourage development of cancer.

Mayo Clinic: Preventing Cancer - Choosing a healthy lifestyle can help prevent cancer. If you're at increased risk, you might want to pursue clinical measures. Learn what you can do to lower your risk factors for this disease.

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center – Patient and Public Information - Click hear to reach the menu of diseases and related topics, then choose which cancer you want to read about.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Prevention and Screening - Learn what one of the leading cancer center's has to say on the prevention and screening for cancer.

MEDEM Medical Library: Cancer Prevention - The articles at this site are supplied by the major medical societies and organizations in the United States.

NCI Division of Cancer Prevention - The National Cancer Institute provides a wealth of information at this site.

Prevention and Early Detection - The American Cancer Society discusses several ways to prevent and detect cancer at this site.

For more information, please see either our general CANCER page, or click on one of the topics on the left to go directly to information on that particular cancer.