# Read first: what this category is for, and our ground rules

**URL:** <https://wellnessscienceforum.com/t/read-first-what-this-category-is-for-and-our-ground-rules/23>\
**Category:** Cancer : Prevention & Survivorship\
**Created:** [October 7, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/t/read-first-what-this-category-is-for-and-our-ground-rules/23 "2026-10-07T12:12:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![vj\_robert](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/3bc359/32.png) [@vj\_robert](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/u/vj_robert)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/t/read-first-what-this-category-is-for-and-our-ground-rules/23/1 "2026-10-07T12:12:47Z")

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**Important:** This forum is not a substitute for medical care. If you have symptoms that worry you, such as a lump, unexplained weight loss, bleeding, or a persistent change in your body, **see a doctor promptly.** Early diagnosis saves lives. If you are being treated for cancer, **your oncology team is your first source of advice.**

Welcome to **Cancer Prevention and Survivorship**. The World Health Organisation estimates that **about 38% of cancers can be prevented** by avoiding known risk factors and using proven prevention methods. ([WHO cancer fact sheet](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer))

**What belongs here**

- **Prevention:** the evidence on tobacco, alcohol, body weight, diet, physical activity, sun exposure, air pollution and vaccines (HPV and hepatitis B)
- **Screening and early detection:** what screening exists, who it’s for, and how to talk to your doctor about it
- **Survivorship:** living well during and after treatment, including nutrition, exercise, fatigue, mental health and returning to work
- **Stories:** survivors and carers sharing their own journeys, labelled as personal experience

**Ground rules**

1. **Treatment decisions belong with your oncologist.** We don’t discuss or recommend treatment plans for individuals.
2. **No “miracle cures”.** Posts that promote alternative treatments as a replacement for medical care, or encourage anyone to delay or stop treatment, are removed.
3. **Nothing for sale.** No promotion of supplements, clinics, diets or products claiming to treat or prevent cancer.
4. **Evidence or experience, labelled.** Link a reliable source for scientific claims, or say clearly that it’s your own experience. One person’s story is valuable, but it isn’t proof that something works for everyone.
5. **Kindness first.** Many readers here are frightened or grieving. Disagree with ideas, gently, and never with the person.

If a post worries you, please **flag it** (the ⚑ icon), and the moderators will review it.

**Disclaimer:** Content here is for education and discussion only. It isn’t medical advice and doesn’t replace care from qualified professionals. Survivor stories describe individual experiences and are not treatment recommendations.

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**Author:** ![vj\_robert](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/3bc359/32.png) [@vj\_robert](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/u/vj_robert)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/t/read-first-what-this-category-is-for-and-our-ground-rules/23/2 "2026-10-07T12:12:55Z")

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**Author:** ![vj\_robert](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/3bc359/32.png) [@vj\_robert](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/u/vj_robert)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://wellnessscienceforum.com/t/read-first-what-this-category-is-for-and-our-ground-rules/23/3 "2026-10-07T12:13:22Z")

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