A casual review of cancer literature clearly shows that what goes into your body, how you care for it, and whether you take advantage of the many screening tools available affect your ability to remain cancer free.

Your Sutter primary care doctor is an excellent resource you can turn to for help monitoring your health, maintaining proper weight and developing a healthy exercise routine. Each of us also needs to do our part by following the Preventive Care Guidelines Sutter recommends to safeguard your health. First and most important may be to eliminate the number one preventable cause of cancer through one of the Smoking Cessation Classes Sutter offers throughout the region.

If there is a history of breast, ovarian, colon, prostate, endometrial or thyroid cancer in your family, you may want to consider taking part in Sutter Cancer Centers' Cancer Risk Program to determine any actions you can take to minimize potential risk of developing the disease.

The National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov offers extensive information on what research shows causes cancer and actions you can take to protect against it. The American Cancer Society also offers a great deal of information on prevention and early detection at www.cancer.org.