Monthly Cancer Prevention Update – May 2022
Lessons from my dad and uncle: Why you should protect your skin May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Amanda knows firsthand why early detection is…
How I used humor in my fight against colorectal cancer: Jenny’s story
In March 2013, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer at the age of 39.* I had no family history of cancer, no major risk factors…
Lessons from my dad and uncle: Why you should protect your skin
This year, nearly 100,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma1. For my uncle and dad, that number is personal, as both were diagnosed with melanoma…
Cancer prevention from Jordan to Cameroon
Since 2015, the Prevent Cancer Foundation has partnered with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support over 40 technical transfer fellowships. These UICC…
The Weekly: FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, childhood vaccinations slip in the U.S. and more
Feature Story In a milestone, FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars THURSDAY, April 28 (The Washington Post) — The Food and Drug…
The Weekly: FDA to regulate e-cigarettes using synthetic nicotine, cancer genetics to help with treatment and more
Feature Story FDA now able to regulate e-cigarettes that use synthetic nicotine FRIDAY, April 15 (The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now…
Monthly Cancer Prevention Update – April 2022
Speaking up to save your life Testicular cancer is usually curable when found early and treated appropriately. As we recognize Testicular Cancer Awareness Month this…
‘Do I really need this?’ How a recommended colonoscopy changed Craig’s life
If someone had told me a hurricane and a global pandemic would get in the way of me getting a colonoscopy, I wouldn’t have believed…
A National Minority Health Month message
I’m Congresswoman Nikema Williams and I proudly represent Georgia’s 5th congressional district. Like too many of you, my family has been touched by cancer. I…
The Weekly: Cancer patients at high risk of depression and suicide, false positive 3D mammograms and more
Feature Story Cancer Patients Are at High Risk of Depression and Suicide, Studies Find MONDAY, March 28 (The New York Times) — One day years ago, during her…
