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Why vegetables should play a major role in your diet

Eating more vegetables has been shown to protect against several types of cancer, and reduce the risk of several other health problems. We tell you which vegetables pack the most nutritional punch.

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Prevention
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Tips to lose weight (and lower your cancer risk)

Excess body fat raises estrogen, insulin, and inflammation, all of which are linked to cancer. Here are science-backed tips to help.

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Prevention
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Can Hot Drinks Raise Cancer Risk?

If you have a preference for high-temperature foods and drinks, you may be doing damage that could eventually lead to cancer.

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Prevention
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Sugar sweetened drinks are making you unhealthy

Sweetened beverages like juice and soda increase your risk for cancer, Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes, and cause widespread inflammation. But there are healthy alternatives to satisfy your craving.

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The Catch Cancer Guides
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Bladder Cancer: Risk Factors, Causes and Screening

Bladder cancer accounts for 4% of US diagnoses. Learn the symptoms, screening options, and prevention strategies to reduce your risk.

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Screening
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Should I always get screened if I have elevated risk?

Catch screening recommendations are informed by near-term risk. Although your lifetime risk for a particular cancer may be elevated, that doesn't mean that near-term screening is always the right decision.

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Emerging Science
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The widespread health risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Endocrine disrupting chemicals interfere with many basic body functions and have been linked to multiple types of cancer as well as other health problems. They are present in plastics, personal products, textiles, and even drinking water, but there are ways to reduce your exposure.

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Emerging Science
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The health risks of radiation (and what you can do to avoid it)

Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation exposure can increase the risk of several types of cancers. Some sources, like cell phones, are still under study.

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Join the movement

Reducing your cancer risk starts here

1 in 2 Americans will get cancer during their lifetime and 1 in 6 will die from it. We’re on a mission to change that.

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