Prevention
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A Better Way to Screen for Lynch Syndrome?
Researchers say a next-generation sequencing test could improve screening in colorectal cancer patients for a hereditary syndrome that raises cancer risk. Some experts have concerns.
by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
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Healthy Habits
Head StartDeveloping healthy behaviors in young adulthood can help reduce cancer risk later in life.
by Brenda Conaway
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Liver Cancer on the Rise
Liver cancer incidence and death rates are increasing rapidly. Although there is no screening test for the disease, minimizing risk factors—hepatitis B and C, smoking, obesity and type 2 diabetes—could prevent many cases from developing.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Young Survivors at Risk for HPV-Related CancersStudy finds low vaccination rates among teen survivors.
by Kate Yandell
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Healthy Habits
A Bacterial LinkThe microbes living in your gut may explain how diet influences colorectal cancer risk.
by Lori Miller Kase
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Healthy Habits
Another Reason to FlossGum disease is associated with increased cancer risk.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Q&A
Why Fat MattersCancer epidemiologist Cornelia Ulrich discusses research that explores how fat cells and cancer cells communicate.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Forward Look
Opportunities for PreventionInteractive maps and charts illustrate how many cancers are caused by infections worldwide.
by Sue Rochman
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Cancer Control in the Community
Successful public health initiatives to prevent, detect and treat cancer require widespread community participation.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Healthy Habits
Vitamin D DoubtsIn a clinical trial, vitamin D supplements did not appear to reduce cancer risk.
by Jane C. Hu