Resources

North of Boston Cancer Resource (NBCR)

This comprehensive guide provides easier access to complementary therapies and programs, specifically designed to help people with cancer survive and thrive through diagnosis, treatment and beyond.

Cancer Awareness

Risk Factor Assessment To help increase awareness and aid in early detection, following is a list of 34 cancer risk calculators for common types of cancer.

Understanding Cancer Risk

When talking about cancer, risk is most often used to describe the chance that a person will develop cancer or have a recurrence. Knowing this information helps you make more informed decisions about your health.

Prevent Cancer Foundation

Research suggests that only five percent of cancers are hereditary. That means the non-inherited causes of cancer – the lifestyle choices we make, the foods we eat, and our physical activity levels – have a direct impact on our overall cancer risk.

Breast Cancer Risk Factors & Alcohol

What You Need to Know Learn why alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer and other effects of alcohol with continued consumption.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Crohn’s disease

Crohn’s disease is not the same for everyone. Explore common symptoms associated with its different forms and the treatment options available for you.

Nutrition & Mesothelioma

Proper nutritional regimens are now being included in comprehensive cancer treatment plans, including those for malignant mesothelioma patients, and are a staple of integrative oncology. Learn more about mesothelioma, and the benefits of nutrition in coping with mesothelioma radiation.