Strategies and Importance of Cancer Prevention

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What is cancer prevention?

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 substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing. Information about behaviors, exposures, and other factors that may influence the risk of cancer.

What is cancer research & prevention?

Covers known cancer risk factors, how certain cancers can be prevented, and ongoing research into causes and prevention.

How can scientists help prevent cancer?

Scientists are studying many different ways to help prevent cancer, including the following: Ways to avoid or control things known to cause cancer. Changes in diet and lifestyle. Finding precancerous conditions early. Precancerous conditions are conditions that may become cancer.

How can cancer be prevented?

Between 30 and 50% of cancers can currently be prevented by avoiding risk factors and implementing existing evidence-based prevention strategies. The cancer burden can also be reduced through early detection of cancer and appropriate treatment and care of patients who develop cancer.

What Is Cancer Prevention

1. https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/causes-and-prevention

Cancer Prevention Information

1. https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/section/prevention/prevention
2. https://www.health.gov.au/topics/cancer/about-cancer/preventing-and-diagnosing-cancer
3. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer
4. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention
5. https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/prevention-and-screening/preventing-cancer