Prevent Cancer Foundation

Since 1994, ¡Celebremos la Vida! has provided breast and cervical cancer education, screening and early detection  to medically underserved Hispanic women in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and McHenry County, Illinois. The program provides life-saving services to women who are unable to access other breast and cervical cancer screening and education programs. Women who need follow-up services receive them regardless of their ability to pay. The Prevent Cancer Foundation partnered with Georgetown University Hospital and the Spanish Catholic Center to provide the program in Washington, D.C., and with the Family Health Partnership Clinic in McHenry County, Illinois.

Think About the Link® is a multi-year prevention and education campaign from the Foundation advancing awareness of the connection between cancer and viruses.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the world suffer from cancers caused by viruses and millions more suffer from the viruses that cause them.

Many people are unaware that a link exists between certain viruses and cancer. As a result, many people do not take steps that can prevent many viruses, and ultimately, cancer.

Think About the Link® aims to raise awareness of the link between viruses and cancer with the ultimate goal of preventing cancer. The campaign is focused on three viruses linked to cancer, including human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

Think About the Link® aims to increase screening for the viruses, increase immunization rates for HPV and hepatitis B and raise awareness of and access to treatment options available for hepatitis C.

The Prevent Cancer Super Colon® is an interactive educational tool traveling to communities all across America with the message that colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable! Visit YouTube to check out videos of the exhibit’s impact.

The Super Colon has visited 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The Foundation’s Breast Health Education for Young Women Facilitator’s Guide is designed to increase young women’s skills and knowledge about breast health. Revised in 2016, this user-friendly educational tool has been used by communities far and wide to reach young women with information about breast health and breast cancer. The guide was developed to use in interactive group sessions and to encourages information-sharing with female relatives who are age-appropriate for screening.

From urban schools in Minnesota and health fairs in New York to a health center in Bermuda, educators are using the guide in schools and community settings to teach breast health to young women. “The materials were straightforward and easy to use,” commented a facilitator from Texas. Nurses, health educators and group leaders have used the facilitator’s guide to cover breast cancer myths and facts and to encourage young women to advocate for their health.

Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program is a bipartisan effort to increase the public’s understanding of cancer prevention and early detection. Families of Senate, House, Cabinet, Supreme Court and the Diplomatic Corps are invited to work within their respective constituencies to educate the public. The Congressional Families Program offers educational events, materials and resources to equip its members to bring the message of cancer prevention and early detection back to their communities.

When the coronavirus pandemic reached the U.S., many lives were put on pause. But while you may be focusing on postponed vacations, rescheduled weddings or cancelled graduations, something even more important is being missed by tens of thousands: routine cancer screenings.

If you were scheduled in the past year for a mammogram, Pap test, colorectal cancer screening, PSA test, lung cancer screening, skin check or dental appointment, your doctor or dentist may have cancelled your appointment. As restrictions lift, it’s critical you get those appointments Back on the Books.

Early detection saves lives. Routine cancer screening detects cancer early (even if you have no signs or symptoms!) and increases the likelihood your treatment will be successful. If your doctor’s office is open, don’t wait for them to call you to reschedule. Give them a call today to get your appointment back on the books—and then get in the door for your routine cancer screening.