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Living with cancer increases your risk for complications from the flu. If you have cancer now or have had cancer in the past, you are at higher risk for complications from the seasonal flu or influenza, including hospitalization and death.

The most important thing you can do to lower your lung cancer risk is to quit smoking and avoid secondhand smoke.

Learn about the five main kinds of gynecologic cancer: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. When gynecologic cancers are found and treated early, treatment works best.

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. Prostate cancers usually grow slowly. Most men with prostate cancer are older than 65 years and do not die from the disease. Finding and treating prostate cancer before symptoms occur may not improve your health or help you live longer.

Learn about the five main kinds of gynecologic cancer: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. When gynecologic cancers are found and treated early, treatment works best.

You can lower your children's risk of getting cancer later in life by helping them adopt a healthy lifestyle and following these tips to help prevent specific kinds of cancer.

No woman should die of cervical cancer. The most important thing you can do to help prevent cervical cancer is to get screened regularly starting at age 21.

Cancer patients who are treated with chemotherapy are more likely to get infections. Learn how to prevent infections, and call your doctor right away if you get a fever or feel sick during your treatment.

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