Self-isolation and social distancing NOW is critical … Science article reports that, prior to lockdown in China, >85% of CV infections were asymptomatic or mild. The transmission rate of these infections was estimated to be 55% of documented infections. Science article ... Read More
Prevention & Policy
Knowledge is cancer’s greatest vulnerability. By understanding what causes cancer, taking measures to prevent it and by bringing together experts in public health and legislative affairs to develop public health laws to protect our children in the future, we can reduce suffering and death for many worldwide.
FDA tightens regulation of over-the-counter sunscreen products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a long awaited update to sunscreen rules aimed at strengthening regulations of over-the-counter sunscreens Thursday. Two of the 16 currently used main chemical ingredients in over-the-counter sunscreen products are considered safe, the FDA says, as part of a proposal here aimed at improving the safety and quality ... Read More
Cervical cancer could be eliminated in most countries by 2100, study finds
Cervical cancer could potentially be eliminated as a major public health threat in the majority of the world by the end of this century, a new study says. According to the researchers, more widespread use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, combined with increased cervical cancer screenings, could prevent millions of cases of the disease ... Read More
Are You Doing What You Can to Prevent Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States and each year, more than 4,000 women die from it. All women are at risk for cervical cancer and the main cause of this cancer is the human papillomavirus (HPV). These facts are helpful in understanding the impact of cervical cancer ... Read More
Cigarette smoking hits new low among adults, but youth vaping ‘epidemic’ still a concern
Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults – and the youth smoking rate dropped even farther, the federal government reported Thursday. About 14 percent of U.S. adults, or 34 million people, smoked cigarettes everyday or some days in the previous month, down from 15.5 percent in 2016, according to the ... Read More
The Air Is So Bad in These Cities, You May as Well Be Smoking
Air pollution was responsible for as many as 6.5 million deaths worldwide in 2015—as a result of diseases such as heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and COPD—according to a study by The Lancet Commission on Public Health. The same study found that even in the U.S., more than 150,000 deaths that year could be attributed ... Read More
Why Cancer Prevention Matters
By understanding your risk factors, protecting yourself from the sun, maintaining a balanced diet, exercising regularly and not smoking, up to 50% of all cancers can be prevented. ... Read More
Cancer Prevention Is a Children’s Health Issue
Medical advances have contributed to a near doubling of life expectancy over the past century and will produce more than 1 billion individuals over age 60 worldwide. However, this monumental achievement has also fueled dramatic increases in the incidence of diseases such as cancer. As a father to three teenagers, a son whose father lost ... Read More
MD Anderson and Nation’s Top Cancer Centers endorse Goal of Eliminating HPV-related Cancer
Recognizing that vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low across the U.S., particularly in Texas, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center again has joined with the 69 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement to call for increased HPV vaccination and evidence-based screening, with the goal ... Read More
The Rise of HPV-Related Cancers in Men
Scott Courville admired his full beard and round belly in the mirror: He was ready for the upcoming holiday season. It was November 2015 and Courville, who plays Santa Claus in Lafayette, Louisiana, was too excited about his favorite time of year to worry much about the pain developing in his jaw. By February, though, ... Read More