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Prevention information is available for the following types of cancer:
Breast Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Cervical Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Colorectal Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Endometrial Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Esophageal Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Gastric Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Lung Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Oral Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Ovarian Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Prostate Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Skin Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
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Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®)
General information
about cancer prevention and descriptions of the
concepts used in cancer-specific prevention
summaries.
Chemoprevention
A fact sheet about NCI's research efforts to find substances that prevent cancer or reduce the risk of cancer recurrence after treatment.
Eat 5 a Day for Better Health
Information on programs to improve health by increasing average consumption of fruits and vegetables to five servings a day.
NCI FACT SHEET: Garlic and Cancer Prevention
Garlic is the edible bulb from a plant in the lily family. Garlic, onions, leeks, scallions, shallots and chives are classified as members of the Allium genus. Thus, they are commonly described as Allium vegetables.
NCI FACT SHEET: Red Wine and Cancer Prevention
Red wine is a rich source of biologically active phytochemicals, chemicals found in plants.
Prevention and Cessation of Cigarette Smoking: Control of Tobacco Use (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about research and guidelines focused on the prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking.
Questions and Answers About Smoking Cessation
A fact sheet that lists methods of quitting smoking, immediate and long-term benefits of quitting, and organizations that can help.
Smokefree.gov
Offers science-driven tools, information, and support that have been effective in helping smokers quit.
Surgeon General's Report Provides Strategies for Halving U.S. Smoking Rates by Year 2010
HHS news release.
Tobacco and Cancer Home Page
Information about cigarettes and other tobacco products, quitting smoking, tobacco research, and tobacco statistics.
NCI-Sponsored Trials of Celecoxib for Cancer Prevention
The National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Prevention is studying the drug celecoxib (Celebrex(tm)) for the prevention of cancer in people with precancerous conditions and in people at high risk for second cancers.
The Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial
A collection of material about a study designed to see whether the drug finasteride (trade name Proscar) can prevent prostate cancer in men ages 55 and older.
Questions and Answers About Beta Carotene Chemoprevention Trials
A fact sheet about three clinical trials designed to study whether beta carotene and other agents can prevent cancer.
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