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Cancer Prevention Recommended Resources

Learn more about general risk factors for developing cancer.

Alcohol

Alcohol and Cancer Risk (National Cancer Institute)
Information from the National Cancer Institute on alcohol consumption and its cancer risk.
Alcoholic Drinks (World Cancer Research Fund)
The page provides information and research on how consuming alcoholic drinks affects the risk of developing cancer.

Diet

Healthy Eating (American Institute for Cancer Research)
Learn about what you can eat to lower your cancer risk.
Meat, Fish, & Dairy (World Cancer Research Fund)
Information on how consuming meat, fish and dairy products affects the risk of developing cancer.

Genetics

See Genetics and Cancer Recommended Resources for a more exhaustive list of resources.

Genetics and Cancer (American Cancer Society)
On this page, you can learn more about the complex links between genes and cancer.
Hereditary Cancer Syndromes (MD Anderson Cancer Center)
An MD Anderson website which links to patient education documents, covering a variety of hereditary cancers.

HBV and HCV

Hepatitis B and Cancer (Prevent Cancer Foundation)
Information on the link between Hepatitis B and liver cancer.
Hepatitis C and Cancer (Prevent Cancer Foundation)
Learn about the Hepatitis C virus, prevention, risk factors, and its connection to cancer.

Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer by Hepatitis B Foundation
Publication Date: 2020
This fact sheet describes the link between hepatitis B and liver cancer.

HPV

HPV and Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Information on what HPV is, how it spreads, HPV-related cancers, and the HPV vaccine.

HPV and Cancer - An Introduction (Cancer.Net)

Physical Activity

Nutrition and Physical Activity - Cancer Fact Sheet by American Cancer Society
Publication Date: 2019
This document offers the latest figures and trends about physical activity and cancer risk factors.

Be Physically Active (American Institute for Cancer Research)
This page provides information on what you can do to be more physically active and lower your cancer risk.
Physical Activity (World Cancer Research Fund)
Global research analysis on how physical activity affects the risk of developing cancer.

How Exercise Can Reduce Your Cancer Risk (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Skin Safety

8 Risk Factors for Skin Cancer by MD Anderson Cancer Center
Publication Date: 2019
Lists some of the risks factors for skin cancers, and tips for prevention.

Sunburn Prevention (Beyond the Basics) (UpToDate)
This article discusses ways to prevent sunburn.
Sunburn (Beyond the Basics) (UpToDate)
This article addresses the symptoms, causes, potential complications, and treatment of sunburn

Smoking and Tobacco

Tobacco and Cancer (American Cancer Society)
A resource page from the American Cancer Society that provides information on cigarette, cigar, and smokeless tobacco use, and how it affects different groups of people.
Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
The National Cancer Institute provides information on smokeless tobacco, its components, and its link to cancer and other diseases.