Cancer Research Lab

How to Reduce Your Risk of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer prevention should be a top priority for all women. Women can take several simple steps women to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer. Small lifestyle adjustments combined with medical care go a long way in preventing cervical cancer.

1. Practice Safe Sex
Safe sex is not only essential for preventing pregnancy, but also for sexually transmitted diseases like the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a common sexually transmitted virus and is the primary cause of most cases of cervical cancer. You can reduce your risk of being infected with HPV by using a condom during sexual intercourse. A condom won’t provide 100-percent protection against HPV, but studies show that condoms do provide some protection against HPV. You are much better off with your partner wearing a condom than not wearing one.

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The Causes and Risk Factors of Cancer
Most people don’t realize that cancer is preventable in many cases. Learning what causes cancer and what the risk factors are is the first step in cancer prevention. Many cancer risk factors can be avoided, thus reducing the likelihood of developing cancer.
What are the Causes and Risk Factors for Cancer?

Tobacco
According to the National Cancer Institute, smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. and is responsible for 87% of cases of lung cancer. Not only does it affect the lungs, it can cause kidney, pancreatic, cervical, and stomach cancers and acute myeloid leukemia. Quitting smoking immediately decreases your risk factor for cancer.

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If you are looking to prevent cancer through your diet, or are in treatment and want some healthy anti-cancer meals, you have come to the right place! There are quite a few cookbooks available, but these are my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! Each feature simple recipes, with easy to find ingredients! Even better, the recipes are simple to prepare and are so good!

1. Betty Crocker’s Living With Cancer Cookbook
Hands down, this is my favorite cookbook! The recipes are simple and there is such a variety! There are also tips about how certain foods can lessen side effects of treatment. Great for patients and their families!

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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, aside from lung cancer. 1 in every 8 women are estimated to develop breast cancer in their lifetime. While there are certain risk factors like genetics we cannot change, there are many lifestyle changes we can make to aid in breast cancer prevention.

1. Pass on that last call for alcohol.
Studies have determined that women who drink alcoholic beverages develop cancer at a higher rate. How much is too much? Based on studies, ladies who consume 2 to 5 drinks daily have about 1½ times the risk of women who don’t consume alcohol.

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There are many things that women can do to prevent cancer! Reducing your risk of cancer is easier than you think. Simply changing some lifestyle habits can go a long way in preventing many types of cancer.

1. Avoid Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
We hear a dozen times a day how bad cigarettes are for us and the risk of lung cancer. Why? Because smoking is the most significant risk factors for cancer that we can reduce. Did you know that smoking increases your risk factor for devloping dozens of types of cancer?

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Cancer… either you have had it, will develop it at some time, or know someone who has had it or has it. Whether we like it or not, cancer affects each one of us directly or indirectly. Preventing cancer is easier than you may think. Through simple lifestyle changes, we can reduce our risk of developing many types of cancer.

1. Avoid smoking, whether it be actual smoking or secondhand smoke.
We hear a dozen times a day how bad cigarettes are for us and the risk of lung cancer. Why? Because smoking is the most significant risk factors for cancers that we can reduce. Did you know that smoking can increase your risk of many other cancers? Need help quitting? Check out About’s Smoking Cessation Site for great tips and support.

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Myths about the causes and prevention of cancer have been floating around for years. While some have been tame, there have been some cancer myths that are downright outlandish and ridiculous. Check out the craziest cancer myths in this Top 10 style list.

1. Myth: Fellatio Greatly Reduces a Woman’s Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

Truth: An email circulated with a link to what appeared to be a bonafide CNN news story claiming that a study found that women who performed fellatio reduced their risk of breast cancer. The truth is that there is no evidence that performing fellatio will reduce your risk of cancer.

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A. The answer is yes. The stetson wearing, rugged face of Marlboro did in fact die of lung cancer, not just once, but twice.

Many men played the role of the Marlboro Man throughout the years and two of these men died of lung cancer.

The first Marlboro Man to die of lung cancer was Wayne McClaren in 1992. He appeared in ads for Marlboro in 1976. He spent many years after his lung cancer diagnosis promoting an anti-smoking campaign.

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Avoid Smoking and Secondhand Smoke: Did you know that it is estimated that tobacco will kill over one billion people this century? Smoking causes several types of cancer, like lung cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, and several others. If you smoke, quit now. New drugs like Chantix and Zyban are available to help you kick the habit.

Practice Safe Sex: Not only does having unsafe sex put you at risk for STD’s like AIDS, it also puts you at risk for developing HPV, a virus linked to several types of cancer. HPV has been linked to penile cancer and anal cancer in men.

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Feb. 2 (iVillage Total Health) — A new study using brown algae to treat mice may show promise for millions of Americans who develop skin cancer each year. Ohio State University scientists studied the effect that topical and oral ingestion of substances from brown algae found in marine seaweed had on growth and size of non-melanoma skin tumors in mice. Results of the study were published in the December 15 issue of the International Journal of Cancer.

Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with more than 1 million cases diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer Society. Most cases are caused by overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. People with lightly pigmented skin and those who have previously developed skin cancer have the greatest risk of developing the condition. Non-melanoma skin cancer is curable if it is identified early, through a biopsy, and then removed through one of several methods.

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