Too many women are dying needlessly from ovarian cancer.

Italian language and culture are beloved throughout the U.S.A.

Cancer prevention requires awareness, determination and creativity.

Between 10 P. M. and 11 P. M. is the optimal time to begin sleeping.

I love my country, but it's a very hard life, the life of a politician.

Chemotherapy and radiation have side effects, and they can cause secondary cancers.

Whenever possible, organic produce, fish, poultry, eggs, and other products are preferred.

Being an educated consumer is the best way to shop for nutritious, disease-preventing foods.

E-cigarettes will raise your risk for lung cancer but also other cancers, like liver cancer.

I am a board member and the volunteer director of medical and scientific content for Less Cancer.

Cooking simple, delicious meals at home is the key to maintaining your family's healthy eating habits.

Throughout the world, cancer affects the rich and poor, especially where cigarette smoking is rampant.

What kind of a society will we see in 2025? I am hopeful that it will be a 'prevention-based society.'

Teaching young people about healthy lifestyles should include a conversation about cancer risk factors.

Alcohol raises the risk for cancer, and so drinking wine or hard liquor should be done in moderation, if at all.

We'd like to believe that Americans live longer than most other people in the world. Sadly, that is not the case.

Nutritious meals, including lunch in school, and daily physical exercise, are essential for children and adolescents.

Drinking water to quench thirst instead of sugar-sweetened beverages is important for weight control, and overall health.

The system designed to study, diagnose and treat cancer in the United States is broken, and it is in urgent need of reform.

Without federal standards for school lunches, candy bars, packaged snacks and soda can be offered to our children in school.

Our cattle, poultry and fish should not be exposed to antibiotics or hormones that will be harmful to their human consumers.

Because of their chemical composition e-cigarettes are at least as harmful to your health as regular tobacco cigarettes are.

National Cancer Prevention Day, Feb. 4, is a great opportunity to focus our attention on what should be an American priority.

In 1992, I was a young doctor working as a diagnostic radiologist in the outpatient mammography division of a leading teaching hospital.

Surprisingly, the United States lacks federal legislation to protect consumers from an abundance of harmful chemicals in everyday products.

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.

Toxic chemicals present in our homes, schools, work and recreational spaces present a real threat to our health and are increasing cancer risk.

Exposure to harmful, cancer-causing chemicals in our personal care products, cosmetics, cleaning agents and foods is raising our risk for cancer.

As my grandma used to say, 'Between now and then, a pope could be born.' We never say what's going to happen tomorrow. We make the most of today.

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.

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.

While we support the women who bravely face breast cancer treatments, we should also promote the prevention of breast cancer from a very early age.

Growing up in a political family, I soon learned that what happens in our home, school, neighborhood and government has a profound effect on us all.

Let's take a common sense approach to school lunches, and offer our children fresh, unprocessed vegetables, fruits, and whole grains and lean protein.

Daily physical exercise for children is essential. Children can walk more, and spend time after school running, jumping rope, dancing and riding bikes.

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.'

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.

Simply stated, our bodies and mind are closely connected, and that which affects our state of mind will invariably affect the way in which our bodies function.

Whether we are Democrats or Republicans, all Americans can agree that our health care costs are unsustainable - and the sooner we acknowledge that, the better.

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.

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.

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.

How did we cure polio, smallpox and send a man to the moon? How did we decode the human genome in just 13 years? Collaboration. Focus on a specific goal, and teamwork.

As a physician concerned with the significant impact of obesity health, it is my mission to encourage children and adults to take control of their own lifestyle choices.

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.

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.

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.

E-cigarettes contain many harmful chemicals that tobacco cigarettes do not contain such as formaldehyde, benzene, propylene glycol, and metals like cadmium, nickel, and tin.

Hopefully celebrities will resist the allure of advertising e-cigarettes in magazines, and also in movies, knowing that their endorsement have a powerful effect on teenagers.

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.

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