WVU Cancer Institute Leaders Urge Prevention and Screenings to Keep Cancer at Bay

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February is National Cancer Prevention Month and comes at a time when our New Year’s resolutions to be “healthier” may be fading. Learning that cancer prevention could save you a few dollars may spark your motivation! People who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day could save up to $4,000 a year by quitting and…

WVU Cancer Institute Leaders Urge Prevention and Screenings to Keep Cancer at Bay

As part of National Cancer Prevention Month, West Virginia University experts are emphasizing two types of cancer prevention — primary prevention, which focuses on keeping the disease from happening, and secondary prevention, which focuses on detection at the disease’s earliest stage. The National Cancer Institute estimates about 40% of cancer diagnoses and deaths in the U.S. in 2025 were preventable. Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, chair of cancer preve…