Advice for All Americans Living in the 21st Century

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) the life time risk of developing cancer is now 44% for men and 38% for women (see section on cancer statistics and below). There are on-line calculators which will determine if your risk is higher or lower than average (see calculators).

It makes sense to try to prevent getting cancer. The best advice on lowering your risk comes from the ACS, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Harvard,  and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).

Along with trying to prevent cancer it makes sense to get appropriate screening tests so if you do get cancer it will be picked up at an early or curable stage. The best advice on screening comes from the ACS, the NCI, Memorial Sloan Kettering, MD Anderson,  and the NCCN.

If you have cancer, the best advice on current treatment found on the web is from the NCCN and the NCI or look for research trials here. 

More complete and comprehensive information can be found at aboutcancer and here.