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Reducing Your Risk and Preventing Disease

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Cancer
Diabetes
Heart Disease/Stroke
Injuries
Obesity
Osteoperosis

General Information

• How Healthy Are You?

Cancer

• A Cancer Connection: Lifestyle Habits
• 'Tis the Season for Grilling-Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk
• Reduce Your Cancer Risk with Healthy Living

Breast Cancer

• Breast Cancer--What Can I do to be Healthy?
• Breast Self-Exams Detect Potential Cancer Mass
• Mammograms

Cervical/Ovarian Cancer

• Early Detection Key to Beating Ovarian Cancer
• Safe Sex, Screening Can Reduce Cervical Cancer Risk
• Pap Smears and Cervical Cancer Screening

Colon Cancer

• Screen Out Colon Cancer in Women
• Screening for Colon Cancer

Lung Cancer

• Prevention of Lung Cancer

Oral Cancer

• Regular Dental Check Ups Important for Early Oral Cancer Detection

Prostate Cancer

• Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer
• Screeening for Prostate Cancer

Skin Cancer

• Gimme Shelter-How to Stay Protected Against the Sun
• Frequently Asked Questions: Skin Protection
• Sun-Safe Strategies to Prevent Skin Cancer

Diabetes

• Avoiding Diabetes
• Diabetes: Could You Be at Risk?

Heart Disease/Stroke

• Brain Attack/Stroke: Risk Factors
• DASH: A Heart-Health Diet
• Control the Risk of Stroke in Women
• How to Quit Smoking and Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease
• Prevention is the Key to Heart Health
• Ward Off Heart Disease…Before it Strikes

Injuries

• Summer Heat Can Put You At Risk
• Heat Illness Prevention
• Tips for Prevention of Athletic Injuries

Obesity

• To Prevent Childhood Obesity, Avoid Pitfalls of American Lifestyle

Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis Medications: Before the Bone Breaks
• Osteoporosis-Preventing Bone Loss
• Risk Reduction Techniques

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Last Reviewed: Apr 13, 2007

Phyllis L. Pirie, PhD Chair and Professor Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion College of Public Health The Ohio State University

 

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