Category Cancer Prevention

Blum Resource Van brings skin cancer education and resources to local communities

July 9, 2021

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is committed to reducing the burden of cancer in medically underserved communities. Our Blum Family Resource Center Van is a centerpiece of this commitment—bringing Dana-Farber expertise and services, free of charge, directly to people in the communities…

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Improving cancer care access and breaking down barriers for communities of color

April 19, 2021

Disparities in health care are unfortunately nothing new. Since America’s founding, racial inequities, including in health care, have existed, and unethical experimentation on men and women of color has fostered mistrust in the health care system among some people of…

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The PROMISE Study’s impact on early detection of multiple myeloma

March 11, 2021

The PROMISE study, a study designed to detect early signs of multiple myeloma in high-risk adults, is one of the many ways Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is helping to advance the prevention and early detection of cancer. Becky Nutley, a multiple…

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Tips for lowering your cancer risk

February 25, 2021

Cancer is caused by a unique combination of genetic changes that cause cells to divide uncontrollably and invade normal tissues. According to the National Cancer Institute, these may be inherited genetic mutations, or, more likely, they occur throughout someone’s lifetime…

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How can genetic testing help early detection, risk reduction, and prevention of cancer?

February 11, 2021

While most cancers do not have a strong connection to hereditary risk, an important piece of cancer prevention for some is genetic counseling and testing. We spoke to two genetic counselors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Fatima Amir, MS, LGC, and…

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Dana-Farber nutritionist breaks down nutrition facts and cancer myths

March 24, 2017

Dana-Farber nutritionist Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, shares her latest nutrition insight for cancer patients and speaks to some common food-related cancer myths. Watch as Kennedy answers the following questions: What are some easy ways to improve one’s diet right now?…

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10 Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention Tips

March 3, 2017

Cancer researchers continue to explore why cancer occurs in the body – and how to stop it before it shows up. Tools like genetic testing, which looks for alterations, or mutations, in a person’s genes, can help determine whether a…

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