Los Tweens-Let's help American Cancer Society Prevention Study!-MainPhoto

Los Tweens-Let's help American Cancer Society Prevention Study!-MainPhoto

Los Tweens Logo-ReducedAmigas.. The American Cancer Society needs our ayuda! My familia has been touched entirely too much by cancer and I want to help others in any way PREVENT this horrible disease in its many forms. We CAN make a difference to reduce cancer for our childrens’ generations. The ACS is recruiting participants for Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), a long-term study that seeks to better understand the factors (lifestyle, environmental, genetic) that cause or prevent cancer. Past long-term ACS studies have played a major role in cancer prevention and have demonstrated the: 1) link between smoking and lung cancer; 2) significant impact of being overweight or obese on cancer risk; 3) impact of hormones, physical activity, diet on cancer risk; and 4) link between aspirin use and reduced risk of colon cancer.

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