“Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing…”.1
Umbrella
What may the Cancer Prevention Umbrella include?
Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:
- Cancer Prevention
- Cancer Risk
- Cancer and Prevention
- Ways To Reduce Cancer
- Ways To Reduce Cancer Risk
Cancer Prevention
What is cancer prevention?
DotS the definition of cancer prevention may vary. In Causes and Prevention the (United States) National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) definition is:
Prevention
How may cancer be prevented?
In Cancer Prevention Recommendations the World Cancer Research Fund’s recommendations are:

- Be a healthy weight…
- Be physically active…
- Eat a better diet…
- Limit “fast” foods
- Limit red and processed meat…
- Cut down on sugary drinks…
- Limit alcohol consumption
- Do not use supplements for cancer prevention…”.3
In Cancer Facts for Women: What Else You Can Do To Help Reduce Your Cancer Risk the American Cancer Society (ACS) explain:
- “Stay away from tobacco
- Get to and stay at a healthy weight
- Get moving with regular physical activity
- Follow a healthy eating pattern that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and that limits or avoids red/processed meats, and highly processed foods
- It’s best not to drink alcohol. If you do drink, have no more than 1 drink per day for women
- Protect your skin
- Know yourself, your family history, and your risks
- Have regular check-ups and cancer screening tests”.4
Health Care Provider
What if I would like to lower my risk of cancer?
If you would like to lower your risk of cancer, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this. The NCI note:
In Cancer Facts for Women the ACS explain:
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Sources
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You may find the Sources quoted at:
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- Causes and Prevention. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention Accessed: 27 May 2023
- Causes and Prevention. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention Accessed: 27 May 2023
- Cancer Prevention Recommendations. World Cancer Research Fund https://www.wcrf.org/diet-and-cancer/cancer-prevention-recommendations Accessed: 27 May 2023
- Cancer Facts for Women: What Else You Can Do To Help Reduce Your Cancer Risk. Last Revised: 27 August 2021. American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/womenshealth/cancer-facts-for-women Accessed: 27 May 2023
- Skin Cancer Prevention–Patient Version (PDQ): Skin Cancer Prevention – Avoiding Risk Factors and Increasing Protective Factors May Help Prevent Cancer. Updated 18 October 2021. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/types/skin/patient/skin-prevention-pdq#section/_16 Accessed: 27 May 2023
- Cancer Facts for Women. Last Revised: 27 August 2021. American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/womenshealth/cancer-facts-for-women Accessed: 27 May 2023