Cancer Facts

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, causing one in every four deaths. In 2003, 556,000 Americans died of cancer. The most common types of cancer diagnosed in Americans include prostate cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer.

It is estimated that roughly 30 to 60 percent of all cancers are related to nutrition. Healthy diets play a key role in cancer prevention and survival.

Cancer (general)

• Factors Contributing to Cancer
• Meat Consumption and Cancer Risk
• Research on the Major Killers of Americans
• The Roles of Exercise and Stress Management

Women's Health

• Breast Cancer: Prevention and Survival
• Cancer of the Uterus and Ovary
• Women and Cancer: Opportunities for Prevention

Colon Cancer

• Colon Cancer: Prevention and Survival

Prostate Cancer

• Nutrition and Prostate Health
• Prostate Cancer: Prevention and Survival
• Milk Consumption and Prostate Cancer

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