Physician & Skin Cancer Survivor to Young Women: There is No Such Thing as a Safe Tan!
As a pediatrician, I have dedicated much of my life to improve the health of children. Amid my grueling schedule, during my second year of…
Communities Making Changes to Promote Prevention
Last month, the Administration declared a goal of changing America’s “sick care system to a health care system” with their announcement of a national wellness…
Prevent Cancer Foundation Key Player in Global Lung Cancer Awareness & Early Detection
For the next few days I am attending the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam. More than 100 countries are represented and there…
Jamie’s 5K Challenge: Pets for Prevention – Having a Pet Is Good for Your Health
I love animals. When I see a friendly animal I cannot help but ask the owner if I can pet it. This stems from the…
A Healthy Competition With the Boss – It’s All For Cancer Prevention!
The latest quandary that I’ve found myself in will come as no surprise to my friends and family members who are reading this. I have…
Community Grantee Spotlight: Fighting Breast Cancer with Heart
Great strides have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer but, we still don’t know what causes breast cancer and we don’t…
Family History & Freckles Led to Young Adult's Skin Cancer Prevention Revelation
“I am going to get skin cancer.” Coming from a healthy 22 year old, this might sound like a jarring statement, but according to the…
Cutting-Edge Cancer Researchers Thank the Foundation for Early Support
May is National Cancer Research Month and, coincidentally, the Prevent Cancer Foundation heard from two cutting-edge cancer prevention and early detection researchers expressing their thanks…
We Have a Winner! 2011 Screening Saves Lives National Challenge Announced
The Prevent Cancer Foundation launched the Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives National Challenge in March of this year. The purpose of the Challenge is to…
Testicular Cancer Survivor’s Message: Guys, Check Yourself!
Like many young men, my testicular cancer diagnosis came out of thin air. I had no symptoms and thought I was a healthy, twenty-six-year old,…
