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“Like” us on Facebook and win!

“Like” Prevent Cancer Now on Facebook for a monthly chance to win the highly acclaimed book: “Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic”. This ground-breaking book provides solutions for everyone from individuals to big business to labour to government, and contains practical tools for parents, youth and NGOs. You can visit our Facebook page or simply click on the “Like” button below!

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Pink Ribbons, Inc. >> Coming to a theatre near you Feb. 3rd!

Pink Ribbons, Inc. looks at the pervasive impact of breast cancer fundraising. Every year, millions of dollars are raised, but where does all the money go, and what is actually achieved? The film offers a completely different take on the pink ribbon “success” story that has overtaken North America, with insight from leading doctors, activists and social critics, as well as women diagnosed with breast cancer.

CLICK HERE to read more.

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12 Days of Cancer Prevention

In the spirit of the holidays, Prevent Cancer Now created a list of 12 things you could do to prevent cancer now!

CLICK HERE to see the 12 Tips!

If you would like to support our cancer prevention work with a tax-deductible donation just click the donate button below. You will be taken to the donation page of our charitable foundation, the Hills of Erin Cancer Prevention Foundation.

Prevention IS the Cure!
– The Prevent Cancer Now Team!

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U.K. cancer research organization provides useful tool to help prevent cancer

Can cancer be prevented? Decades of research have shown that a person’s chances of getting cancer depends on a mishmash of their genes and their environment, but also certain aspects of their lives, many of which they can control. Check out this great tool they created (click here for more information).

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New! PCN Primer on Cancer Prevention

Looking for a quick primer on cancer prevention? When we give our new multi-media presentation, Prevention Is The Cure, which is currently underway in the Ottawa area, we provide this handout for the attendees.

Follow the simple instructions shown and you can print it up, staple it if you want, and keep it handy around your home or office as an easy reference. You might even roll it up for a useful stocking stuffer gift at Christmas time!

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Excellent educational video presentation from Dr. Magda Havas: “Wi-Fi in Schools is Safe. True or False?”

Is Wi-Fi in schools safe? Find out by watching this video. Learn how the Wi-Fi routers used in schools differ from those in homes and how studies that have documented the adverse effects of this radiation on rats, blood cells, the heart and cancer. The video also talks about alternatives to wireless routers that are cost effective, energy efficient and that don’t emit microwave radiation!

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Enjoy the Skin You’re In! Indoor tanning before age 35 increases your risk of Melanoma skin cancer by 75%

“Enjoy the Skin You’re In” is a new educational campaign launched by the City of Ottawa Health Unit, Canadian Cancer Society and Cancer Care Ontario. It aimes to reduce tanning bed use and prevent melanoma.

• YouTube Video (1:06)
• Campaign Website
• Public Service Announcement

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Read the Latest Issue of Prevent Cancer Now’s e-Newsletter “An Ounce”

Be sure to read the FALL 2011 ISSUE of An Ounce, Prevent Cancer Now’s paper-free e-Newsletter! This issue is full of important articles on topics including asbestos, fracking, nuclear power, incineration and pesticides! Here’s what people are saying about the latest issue of An Ounce:

“Excellent e-Newsletter. One of the best I’ve seen yet!”
       – John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada

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Sign the Petition

Please take a moment and sign this important petition from Breast Cancer Action Montreal (BCAM). The petition calls on Canada to require recognizable symbols on all products that contain cancer-causing chemicals.

Currently over 430 chemicals are considered by the World Health Organization to be possible or known carcinogens. Many of these are used in manufacturing processes and products. Workers, communities and consumers have a right to know when they are exposed to known or suspected carcinogens.

In 2011, Canada will continue to see an increase in the number of individuals diagnosed with cancer. Every hour of every day, an average of 20 people will be diagnosed with some type of cancer and eight people will die from cancer. Men have a 45% lifetime probability (or one in 2.2 chance) of developing cancer. This means that nearly one in two men is expected to develop cancer during his lifetime. Similarly, women have a 40% probability (or one in 2.5 chance) of developing cancer in their lifetime.

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Cell phones: Doctors advice to patients & families

Be sure to download this new brochure today! It contains important information and reviews precautionary advice by government to reduce your exposure to cell phone radiation.

CLICK HERE to download the brochure …
 
RELATED: Cell phone study ‘misleading’: Kids may be at increased risk  Huffington Post, July

MORE: Click here for resources and more information on the danger of cellphones

MORE: 11 ways to use your cell phone safely

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Sunshine and vitamin D – what is right for me?

This is a good question. There seems to be conflicting information out there about how much sunshine we should get and how much Vitamin D supplementation we should take. For starters, it is generally agreed that we should not stay out in the sun so long as to cause the skin to burn. This can lead to skin cancer and the more dangerous melanoma. However, the latest medical information is telling us that some sunshine exposure in the summer, say 15-20 minutes per day on as much of your body as you are willing to expose, is actually good for you. That naturally produces vitamin D, a vitamin we all need for overall health, including cancer prevention. It turns out that we actually store vitamin D for several weeks, so a little sunshine does go a long way. But because we don’t get much direct sunshine in the winter in our northern area, it is recommended that we supplement with vitamin D3 during that time.

We asked, Dr. Cletus D’Souza, head of Research at the Inspirehealth Centre in Vancouver, to give us his recommendations in this area. here is his response: “I would say that given that vitamin D is naturally synthesized in the skin upon sun-exposure, limited exposure to sunshine (15-20 minutes in fair-skinned individuals; 1 hour in a dark-skinned individuals) before putting on sunscreen is both recommended and sufficient to get an adequate amount of vitamin D. For individuals who are sunlight-sensitive, or who prefer to avoid the sun, supplementation with 2,000-4,000 IUs of vitamin D is important. On cloudy days, dietary intake and supplements become key to maintaining adequate vitamin D levels.”    – Jake Cole, PCN Co-Chair

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Prevention is the Cure: New PCN presentation hits the street

We all remember the intense, national campaign in 2009 to deal with the H1N1 flu virus that was touted as an impending epidemic. Just over 400 people died from the virus that year. Serious enough, but consider this: some 75,000 Canadians died that same year from cancer and about 170,000 contracted it for the first time. It is predicted that nearly half of all males and four in ten females will eventually contract cancer while one of four of us will ultimately die from it. Not promising odds, most would say. Yet we seem to be complacent, accepting cancer as an unwanted, but somehow inevitable part of living. While those of us without cancer can choose to ignore it, those with it can often think of nothing else.

CLICK HERE to read more …

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What is cancer?

Do you ever wonder what cancer is and how it invades the body? Check this one minute video that shows how this nasty disease can attack us. “What is Cancer?” is a 3D Animation which depicts the growth of a tumor. Of course, we hope to prevent the disease from ever striking but this video demonstrates what we’re up against. We’d like to know your opinion too, so please let us know what you think!

CLICK HERE to send us your comments …