Cancer prevention
Learn how a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of cancer
Learn how to reduce your cancer risk
4 out of 10 cancer cases can be prevented.
Stopping cancer before it starts is a key goal of the Irish Cancer Society. In the tabs above, you can learn how to reduce your cancer risk by having healthy habits. For example, we can watch what we eat, choose not to smoke, limit our alcohol consumption and take regular exercise.
Getting good advice about cancer prevention
Read something you're not sure about?
There’s a lot of information online about how to stay healthy. Not all of it is information you can trust. If you have questions about what you’ve seen about cancer online, we can help. Explore this website for trusted information, or contact our cancer nurses for free on the Support Line or in our Daffodil Centres.
Cancer prevention based on evidence
The Irish Cancer Society follows the European Code Against Cancer, which shows people what they can do for themselves and their families to reduce their risk of cancer.
Cancer specialists and scientists from across Europe put together this list based on the latest scientific evidence on cancer prevention. The European Code Against Cancer lists 14 different recommendations that most people can follow. The more of them you can follow, the lower your risk of cancer will be.
