Prevention
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Forward Look
Eating WellWalter Willett believes research will show that a healthy diet can reduce cancer risk. Here's why.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Burned by the SunStudy links five or more blistering sunburns during adolescence to increased adult melanoma risk.
by Marilyn Fenichel
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Forward Look
Exploring the Link Between Cancer and Vitamin DQuestions remain about low vitamin D levels and cancer risk.
by Sharon Reynolds
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Forward Look
Smoking After CancerA cancer diagnosis isn’t enough to convince some smokers to kick the habit. A survey of almost 3,000 survivors of the 10 most common types of cancer published in the September 2014 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found nearly one in 10 survivors were current smokers nine years after diagnosis, with 83 percent lighting […]
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The Weight of Obesity on Cancer PatientsOverweight and obese patients face worse side effects and survival odds than others with the same cancer. New efforts aim to help them get better care, become healthier and live longer.
by Melissa Weber
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A Community EffortLocal programs within Native American communities are at the forefront of an effort to increase cancer screening and reduce cancer deaths.
by Sue Rochman
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Healthy Habits
The Whole PictureThe Mediterranean diet may be associated with a reduced risk of cancer.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Healthy Habits
Take a StandSitting might increase risk for colon and endometrial cancers.
by Leigh Zaleski
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Q&A
Changing BehaviorJohn P. Pierce highlights the role of public health campaigns in cutting cancer risk.
by Susan FitzGerald
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Forward Look
The Vitamin HypeResearchers find no evidence that supplements reduce cancer risk.
by Stephen Ornes
