January 17, 2024 – People seeking evidence-based information about what may cause cancer can find it—in nine languages—on Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Cancer FactFinder website.
A January 8 article in The Herald News of Fall River, Mass. described the website and quoted Timothy Rebbeck, Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention, director of the Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention, and the website’s editor in chief.
“It’s important to ensure that everyone can access accurate cancer facts—that’s why we have launched the Cancer FactFinder in many commonly spoken languages,” Rebbeck said. Information on the site is presented in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Creole, French, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
The website, which launched in 2022, aims to provide simple, clear, and definite answers about cancer risk. Information on the site is constantly updated with the latest scientific evidence.
“Misinformation is very common in cancer; there’s a lot of fear out there,” said Rebbeck. “It’s often difficult to know which information is reliable. We created this site to give people ready access to accurate information so they can make informed choices to avoid certain exposures or take positive steps to maximize their health.”
Categories on the website include diet and nutrition, lifestyle medical exposures and procedures, consumer products, and occupational and environmental exposure. For each topic on the site, information is provided about what people may have heard, what the science actually says, and how to reduce risk.
Read the Herald News article: Harvard creates Cancer FactFinder website, available in nine languages
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Cancer FactFinder website launched to provide fact-based, reliable information about causes of cancer (Harvard Chan School release)