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Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé joins expert panel to discuss ways to move forward on lung cancer screenings

Prevent Cancer Foundation President and Founder Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé will be speaking on an expert panel tomorrow, December 13, in San Francisco. Aldigé was invited…

Community leaders work together to prevent cancer

Collaborations between organizations are a great way to leverage resources for breast cancer screening and education. Our breast cancer screening program ¡Celebremos la vida! (Let’s…

What’s new with Dialogue and why should YOU attend?

Dialogue for Action™: Right-Sizing Cancer Screening March 20 – 21, 2014 (Pre-conference Sessions on March 19) Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel It’s time to start thinking…

Blog carnival: My colonoscopy saved me

“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.” -Mahatma Gandhi It’s almost 6 pm, which means I survived another Friday 4 o’clock…

Community grantee spotlight: Cancer prevention on the Standing Rock Reservation

Prevent Cancer has been making a difference in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities since 2007 through grants that support powwows, traditional food guides…

Volunteer dentist provides free oral cancer screenings at Iowa State Fair

Chad Johnson, a dentist from Pleasant Hill, Iowa (near Des Moines) considers volunteering in his community an important part of being a dental professional and…

The “can’t miss” cancer screening conference of 2014

Dialogue for Action™: Right-Sizing Cancer Screening March 20 – 21, 2014 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Come to Dialogue for Action™, an annual national conference in…

I'll admit it: The Prevent Cancer Super Colon is pretty super

On September 29, the Prevent Cancer Super Colon™ made its way to Nationals Park for the annual Prevent Cancer 5k/Walk Run. 450 runners and walkers…

USPSTF issues draft recommendations for CT lung cancer screening

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft recommendations for annual low-dose CT lung cancer screening for adults ages 55 to 79 who have…

Doctors and patients not communicating about PSA test

According to two studies and a survey, doctors and patients are not participating in a process called shared decision-making regarding the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test….