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Cancer Prevention Cancer prevention information.

Tobacco Quitting Smoking.

 

Food

Fruits & Veggies Matte
This Web site supports the "Fruits and Veggies - More Matters" initiative, which encourages the consumption of fruits and vegetables for improved public health.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer
An analysis of numerous, large population cohort studies did not detect evidence of a significant link between dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish) and the incidence of several major cancer types, according to a review study published in the January 25, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.


Tea and Cancer Prevention
Tea drinking is an ancient tradition dating back 5,000 years in China and India. Long regarded in those cultures as an aid to good health, researchers now are studying tea for possible use in the prevention and treatment of a variety of cancers.

 

Other Cancer Prevention Topics

 

Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention
Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals. Free radical damage may lead to cancer.


Cancer Vaccines
A fact sheet about cancer vaccines, which are intended either to treat existing cancers (therapeutic vaccines) or to prevent the development of cancer (prophylactic vaccines).


Prevention-Related Research

 

Division of Cancer Prevention
The Division of Cancer Prevention is the primary unit of the National Cancer Institute devoted to cancer prevention research.

Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
This program provides postdoctoral training opportunities in cancer prevention and control.

 

 

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Cancer Vaccines

Vaccines boost the immune system’s natural ability to defend the body against infection and to protect it from ...

Antioxidants and Can

Antioxidants protect cells from damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicalsLaboratory and animal research have shown ...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

An analysis of numerous, large population cohort studies did not detect evidence of a significant link between dietary ...

Tea and Cancer Preve

The antioxidants found in tea--called catechins--may selectively inhibit the growth of cancer.In laboratory studies using animals, catechins scavenged ...

Red Meat Consumption

Red Meat and CancerRed meat and processed meat are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, and ...