Building the Foundation for Change
This Change Toolkit supports 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.
Healthy lifestyle in mid-life associated with longer life, free of chronic disease
A study by Li et al, published in The BMJ (the British Medical Journal), found that a healthy lifestyle at mid-life is associated with longer life expectancy, free of chronic diseases, including cance…
A comprehensive review of modifiable risk factors for cancer
In the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Gapstur et al published a comprehensive review of modifiable risk factors for cancer, which serves as a blueprint for the primary prevention of canc…
Why oncologists don’t discuss the importance of healthy lifestyle with cancer patients
A 2019 study by Stump and Spring published in the journal Cancer, indicated that certain physicians who care for patients with cancer do not often promote healthy lifestyle changes to cancer survivors…
Meta-analysis shows that loneliness and social isolation are risk factors for illness and premature death
A meta-analysis by Holt-Lundsted et al, published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, reports that loneliness or social isolation contribute to illness and premature death rates comp…
Graph of preventable risk factors for cancer
The American Association for Cancer research created a graph showing the percentages of cancer diagnoses attributable to preventable risk factors (ie, lifestyle and environmental exposures).
Oncologists don’t focus on lifestyle risk
According to a survey of doctors conducted by Dr.
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