{"id":24607,"date":"2023-02-21T20:58:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=24607"},"modified":"2025-06-30T23:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:10:50","slug":"cancer-prevention-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/cancer-prevention-screenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer screenings: Why they matter","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some scientists estimate that up to 40 percent of all cancers are preventable.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s no guaranteed way to prevent cancer, you can reduce your risk by making healthy choices \u2014 such as eating a healthy diet, staying active and not smoking, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Cancer Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to follow recommended screening guidelines based on your age and risk factors. Cancer screening tests \u2014 such as colonoscopies for colon cancer or mammograms for breast cancer \u2014 help doctors detect early signs of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about certain types of cancer and screening options below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lung cancer: <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/should-you-get-a-lung-cancer-screening\/\">Should you get a lung cancer screening? <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Breast cancer: <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/mammograms-101\/\">Mammograms 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Skin cancer: <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/learn-the-truth-about-skin-cancer-five-myths-debunked\/\">Learn the truth about skin cancer \u2014 five myths debunked <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Colon cancer: <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/colorectal-cancer-screening-why-you-need-it-what-its-like-and-how-care-has-changed\/\">Colorectal cancer screening: Why you need it, what it\u2019s like and how care has changed <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cervical cancer: <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/what-you-should-know-about-the-hpv-vaccine\/\">What you should know about the HPV vaccine <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prostate cancer: <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/the-warning-signs-of-prostate-cancer\/\">The warning signs of prostate cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some scientists estimate that up to 40 percent of all cancers are preventable. 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