Words matter. These are the best Margaret Cuomo Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Green tea is known to have catechins, and that has a powerful anti-cancer effect.
I am a board member and the volunteer director of medical and scientific content for Less Cancer.
The closer food looks to the way it is in nature, the better you can tell that it’s nutritious, and a good part of a healthful diet, which along with exercise can promote overall health.
Anti-smoking education should focus on the young as well as adults, emphasizing that ‘It’s not cool to smoke, because there’s nothing cool about cancer.’
How can we maximize the benefit of our nightly sleep? Turn off cell phones, computers, televisions, and any other distracting devices before bedtime to establish an atmosphere of calm and restfulness.
It is an honor and a privilege to participate in the Sinai Forum, which has graciously hosted many formidable men and women for the past 60 years.
It’s challenging to conduct studies of carcinogenic chemicals on humans, because it would be unethical to knowingly expose humans to high levels of potential toxins.
I love my country, but it’s a very hard life, the life of a politician.
Too many women are dying needlessly from ovarian cancer.
We would like to think that when we take a shower, shampoo our hair, or apply makeup, we are doing so without inflicting harm to ourselves. Being clean and pretty should not oblige us to increase our risk of cancer.
Why have we settled for a medical system that allows cancer to be recast as a chronic and tolerable disease rather than one we should try to prevent? Why do so many scientists at the nation’s drug companies and universities turn their backs on the possibility of prevention?
As adults, we realize that the real future lies in the hands of our children and grandchildren. Our first priority should be the nurturing and education of America’s youth.
Exposure to harmful, cancer-causing chemicals in our personal care products, cosmetics, cleaning agents and foods is raising our risk for cancer.
Whether we are adults or children, members of the media or medical community, government, industry, academia or cancer advocacy group, we can all contribute to a healthier environment, a stronger, more vibrant society, and ultimately, to a world where cancer is considered a preventable illness.
We owe it to ourselves, to our families, and to the future of America to improve the quality of our daily diets, and keep America healthy and lean.
Teaching young people about healthy lifestyles should include a conversation about cancer risk factors.
Attention to diet, exercise, avoiding or at least limiting alcohol, ending smoking, protecting our skin from the sun and avoiding stress are important to live healthier lives, with lower cancer risk.
What kind of a society will we see in 2025? I am hopeful that it will be a ‘prevention-based society.’
Walking is a great way to exercise, and we can find ways to take additional steps each day by parking a car farther away from a destination, climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator or escalator, and walking during occasional breaks from sitting at a desk.
Individuals need accurate information in cancer prevention and guidance tailored to their specific medical history. They will not get it unless our medical doctors and other health professionals are adequately trained.
We’d like to believe that Americans live longer than most other people in the world. Sadly, that is not the case.
Surprisingly, the United States lacks federal legislation to protect consumers from an abundance of harmful chemicals in everyday products.
Less Cancer is dedicated to the prevention of cancer by raising awareness, educating, and developing strategies to reduce cancer risk. I am honored to participate in Less Cancer’s vital mission to achieve a cancer-free society.
In a world where women and men are advised to ‘lean in,’ run faster and reach higher, Arianna Huffington has courageously redefined the meaning of success.
Would we like to see our children lead long and healthy lives? If so, we should support the maintenance of the child nutrition bill, and strive to give our children the most nutritious food that America has to offer.
Whenever possible, organic produce, fish, poultry, eggs, and other products are preferred.
Government leaders, researchers, physicians, the pharmaceutical industry, cancer advocates, and many other stakeholders all have a key role in promoting a safer, healthier environment, better nutrition, increased physical activity, and a new emphasis on prevention in cancer research.
While government and public-health advocates strive to educate the public, and prevent disease, the food industry frequently acts in opposition to those goals, producing processed foods that are high in sugar, salt, artificial ingredients and calories.
In addition to reducing cancer risk, physical exercise helps prevent heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other conditions. Physical activity is also a key factor in the prevention of overweight and obesity, both of which increase the risk of several cancers.
The Italian Language Foundation will continue to support the growth of AP Italian through its grants to AP students, and its professional development opportunities for teachers of Italian.
You want two-thirds of that plate to be consisting of vegetables, whole grains and fruits, with one-third of it protein. That protein can be a bean – black beans, chick peas, lentils. It can be a lean protein, like fish or poultry.
While we wait for the scientific data to prove the harms of vaping, let’s protect our middle and high schoolers from a lifelong addiction and a high risk of cancer.
Imagine the progress that could be made by gathering together the world’s scientists, engineers, physicians, oncologists, epidemiologists and more in a super-team effort to end cancer.
Nutritious meals, including lunch in school, and daily physical exercise, are essential for children and adolescents.
Toxic chemicals present in our homes, schools, work and recreational spaces present a real threat to our health and are increasing cancer risk.
Italian language and culture are beloved throughout the U.S.A.
A ‘healthy diet’ includes meals rich in whole grains, vegetables, nuts and fruits. Lean protein such as fish and chicken are recommended, and processed meats, such as bologna or cured ham and bacon, should be avoided.
Mammography will remain a controversial issue because it is an imperfect tool involving ionizing radiation. Let’s move beyond this method that is decades old and move forward with an early detection method for breast cancer that will not increase a women’s cancer risk at all.
When we speak of maintaining clean water supplies and a sustainable use of the environment, we should also stress the elimination of harmful chemicals in consumer products.
The system designed to study, diagnose and treat cancer in the United States is broken, and it is in urgent need of reform.
Being an educated consumer is the best way to shop for nutritious, disease-preventing foods.
We should demand the enactment of the Prevention and Public Health Trust Fund, and commit as a nation to the prevention of diseases. America cannot afford to do less.
Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and is present in most e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes also contain cancer-causing nitrosamines and diethylene glycol, a toxic chemical found in anti-freeze.
E-cigarettes will raise your risk for lung cancer but also other cancers, like liver cancer.
We have come too far, and battled far too long with the tobacco industry, to make the mistake of trusting the e-cigarette manufacturers to do what is right for America’s children.
If there is even a possibility that BPA may be disrupting the endocrine systems of children, adolescents, and adults, and may be carcinogenic for humans as it is for mice, it should be removed from consumer products.
Because of their chemical composition e-cigarettes are at least as harmful to your health as regular tobacco cigarettes are.
A non-invasive test that is sensitive and specific for the early detection of breast cancer is a goal worthy of our investment and dedication.
Imagine being able to predict and prevent cancer before it starts. If we gather the world’s talent and expertise in a committed, targeted effort, great progress is possible.
Throughout the world, cancer affects the rich and poor, especially where cigarette smoking is rampant.
