HOW TO PREVENT CANCERS

Smoking remains the largest preventable cause of cancer (see summary of Surgeon General's Report). While smoking causes cancer at many organ sites, including lung, larynx, oral cavity and pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, bladder and kidney, cervix, stomach, and acute leukemia, the evidence review in 2004 by the Surgeon General indicated that the evidence...

For the past few years, we've partnered with the St. Louis Cardinals to promote cancer prevention at the ballpark and on game-day radio.  As part of this year's June campaign, we'll be promoting sun safety and airing some radio PSAs.For those unable to make it to the park or tune in to RedBirds radio, here's the script and audio for one of the...

A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that a combination of screening tests for ovarian cancer had no benefit over the usual medical check-ups most women would have received.The large study – part of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian...

CNiC's Graham Colditz offers some insight in this 8 Ways to Prevent Cancer interview with KSDK TV in St. Louis.  Click to vi...