Reduce your risk for cancer

Cancer is one of the most preventable life-threatening diseases facing Americans today. You can significantly reduce your risk for cancer by:

The Foundation through the years

1985: One Woman Resolves to Make a Difference

Sitting at her kitchen table in 1985, Carolyn Aldigé established the Foundation to honor her father. Over the past 24 years, the Foundation has, in support of its mission, provided more than $113 million in funding for nearly 500 grants and fellowships in cancer prevention research and training in over 150 of the most prestigious academic institutions and medical centers across the country. To learn more about the Foundation's history, download the timeline poster (650KB, PDF).

Twitter Poker Tour
Screening is Critical
Dialogue for Action
Breakaway from Cancer

The TPT for BBoC Triple Chance

Bad Beat on Cancer Poker Chips The Twitter Poker Tour's third Bad Beat on Cancer Charity Event takes place February 21. Poker players have three opportunities to play poker against the professionals of Full Tilt Poker. Tournaments start 15 minutes apart, allowing participants in tourneys one and two to play again if they choose. Feel free to register for all three, or at least as many as your bankroll will allow.

Early Detection of Cancer is Critical

The Foundation encourages women to continue breast cancer screening in accordance with guidelines from the American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen for the Cure which recommend screening using mammography and clinical breast examination for all women beginning at age 40. We encourage women to discuss the recent changes to the US Preventive Services Task Force Guidelines with their health care providers. However, the Foundation advocates... Full statement »

2010 Dialogue for Action

Save the Date Dialogue for Action™ on Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevention Hits the Headlines. The 12th annual conference will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel on March 24-26, 2010. This Dialogue will cover prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the changing health care system. Register now »

Breakaway from Cancer

bicyclists Join the Foundation and Breakaway from Cancer in April in California at the "Breakaway Ride presented by Specialized." Proceeds from these two events will benefit Prevent Cancer and our Breakaway partners. Ride 1: Southern California (Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village/Agoura Hills) on April 11. Ride 2: Northern California (Davis to Santa Rosa) on April 25. Complete details here: www.breakawayride.com.