Cancer prevention activities are actions taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This includes but not limited to: increasing physical activity, getting vaccines to prevent some types of cancer, getting regular screenings, eating a healthy diet and maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking, limiting substance use, and protecting oneself from UV rays and limiting the use of tanning beds.
Preventing Cancer is the cornerstone of this page. We can reduce our cancer risk by changing habits, getting regular checkups and making lifestyle changes.
Diet and Nutrition: An Overview of Nutrition and Diet in Preventing Cancer.
7 Cancer Prevention Tips for Your Diet – (External Link)
Cancer and Diet: What’s the connection? – (External Link)
Diet and Cancer Prevention – (External Link)
Diet Choices to Prevent Cancer – (External Link)
Diet: What to Eat to Lower Cancer Risk – (External Link)
Heal Well: Cancer Nutrition Guide – (PDF)
Physical Activity and Exercise: Physical Activity Reduce the Risk of Certain Cancers. See Below for More Information.
Physical Activity and Cancer Facts – (PDF)
Physical Activity and the Risk of Cancer – (External Link)
What is Known about Physical Activity and Cancer? – (External Link)
Smoking and Tobacco: Quitting smoking is Hard. Here are Resources to Help You Get Started.
Electronic Cigarettes – (External Link)
I Want To Quit Smoking – (External Link)
National Smoking Quitline – (External Link)
Tobacco Free Generation Campus Initiative – (External Link)
Truth Initiative – (External Link)
State Cessation Programs for Nicotine Dependence
Pennsylvania Free Quit Line – (External Link)
York State Smoke-Free – (External Link)
Tobacco Free for Healthy NJ – (External Link)
Sun Protection: Being Safe and Can Help Prevent Skin Cancer
Be Safe in the Sun – (External Link)
Skin Cancer Prevention – (External Link)
Vaccination: Vaccines are Medicines to Help the Body Fight Disease.
HPV Vaccines – (External Link)
Vaccines ToolKit – (External Link)
Let’s Look at Each Vaccine – (External Link)
What are Cancer Vaccines? – (External Link)
Cancer Screening: Screening Means Checking the Body for Cancer Before any Symptoms Appear. Want to Learn More?
American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer – (External Link)
Prevention and Screening – (External Link)
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) – (External Link)
More Resources
LGBT and Cancer Health (National LGBT Cancer Network) – External Link