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Building the Foundation for Change
This Change Toolkit is meant to support the guidance and information you receive in the Change Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The resources on this page will help you learn to make lasting lifestyle changes that will decrease inflammation and enhance your immune system’s ability to fight disease.
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Oncologists don’t focus on lifestyle riskRead more
According to a survey of doctors conducted by Dr.
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War, battle, and other military metaphors in cancer treatment can make people more fearful and fatalisticRead more
A study by psychologists David Hauser and Norbert Schwarz found that the ubiquitous use of war metaphors when referring to cancer may do more harm than good.
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Importance of Diet and exercise interventions in cancer survivorsRead more
A review by Pekmezi and Wahnefried, published in the journal Acta Oncologica, finds that a growing body of evidence suggests that diet and exercise behaviors and body weight status influence health-related outcomes after a cancer diagnosis.
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The critical importance of lifestyle behaviors in cancer preventionRead more
A study by Anand et al, published in the journal Pharmaceutical Research, details the critical role of lifestyle behaviors in causing cancer.
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Anticancer Wheel of LifeRead more
The Anticancer Wheel of Life is a tool aimed at helping you to visualize what is important to you and how much attention you pay to each of your core values.
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5 Change Keys for your Anticancer LifestyleRead more
Remember these 5 Change Keys as you begin to develop your Anticancer Lifestyle: Preserve core values.
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Behavior change–why it’s hard and why you should keep tryingRead more
Successful change comes in stages.
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Anticancer: A New Way of Life, by Dr. David Servan-SchreiberRead more
This seminal book inspired the creation of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program.
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Cancer strikes 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women, by Zosia ChusteckaRead more
Cancer will affect 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the United States, and the number of new cases of cancer is set to nearly double by the year 2050.
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Prochaska and DiClemente on the common stages of change when quitting smokingRead more
This abstract of their article summarizes the authors’ findings about the stages of change involved when changing smoking habits.
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