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Emerging Science

Can a blood draw tell you whether you have cancer?

Liquid biopsies analyze blood, urine, or sputum for DNA signatures of cancer, and can detect many cancers earlier than current screening protocols. The technology is still developing, but could radically transform cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Prevention

How targeted interventions can reduce risk

Targeted lifestyle changes can have a significant impact on your risk profile for cancer.

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Catch 101

Why am I not seeing a screening recommendation?

Screening recommendations should reflect both your lifetime and near-term risk. In some situations, the costs may outweigh the benefits.

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Risk Model

Positive and negative predictive value

This more complex metric than test sensitivity or specificity will allow you to understand the likelihood that any specific test result–whether positive or negative–is in fact accurate.

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Prevention

Is marijuana dangerous?

Early evidence shows cannabis may pose serious health risks.

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Prevention

What to do if radon levels in your home are high

Reducing the level of this dangerous gas will decrease your risk of lung cancer

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Prevention

Eat fruit every day, it keeps cancer away

Fruit’s abundant antioxidants and nutrients can protect against cancer and help regulate hormones. Find out which fruits offer the most benefits.

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Prevention

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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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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