Cancer Prevention Movement

It's Time to Move Upstream

ONE HUNDRED MILLION - That's how many cells make a marble-sized tumor. It takes a single cancer cell 5-20 years to grow to that size. Yet cancer is the #1 disease-related killer in California, and #2 worldwide. With exponential growth, waiting for a diagnosis is simply too late. Because even though our treatments are getting better all the time, and we are now up to nea

rly 20 million cancer survivors living in the U.S. alone, the average cost of a cancer diagnosis is $150,000 just in the first year. And that does not include non-monetary costs, such as physical discomforts, and the toll on our mental wellbeing, and that of our family and community. Here's the kicker: Nearly half of cancers are preventable! The time to do that is during that 5-20 year sojourn period that it takes for a cancer to develop. And for those we can't prevent, there are risk-based strategies to effectively catch cancer early, when it is not yet life-threatening and is completely curable, sometimes just with a simple surgery! After witnessing many patient stories of tragedy and triumph over cancer, and after having some personal experiences in herself and her family members, Dr. Melanie Palomares decided to reach outside the walls of traditional medical oncology and focus upstream, before cancer diagnosis. Combining nearly two decades of experience in oncology, epidemiology, and genetics with lifestyle medicine, Dr. Mel designs personalized risk-based screening and prevention programs for health-forward individuals. To expand her reach, she founded the Cancer Prevention Movement. Our Vision is a Cancer-Free World! We do this by empowering individuals and families with the knowledge and tools to minimize their cancer risk and maintain long-term health using risk-based strategies. Our Mission is to reach at least 500,000 people across at least 5 countries in this manner by the year 2030. The key to having No Cancer is to first Know Your Risk. To that end, we invite you to take our Know4No(TM) Cancer Risk Quiz at CanPreventMovement.com.