Our Editorial Process

At the Prevent Cancer Foundation®, our vision is a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all.

The goal of our content is to provide you with the tools you need to detect cancer early or prevent it entirely. The Foundation does not provide medical advice and the information we provide is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for advice from your health care professional. We hold our editorial process to the highest standards of integrity and reliability, and we hold our content to these rigorous editorial standards.

To accomplish this, all content on the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s website is reviewed by members of our qualified editorial review team. This review process is designed to help the Foundation provide accurate, reliable, and up-to-date information.

Content transparency and inclusion

The Prevent Cancer Foundation is committed to providing evidence-based information about how to prevent cancer or detect it early through healthy lifestyle choices, vaccinations, medical screenings and more.

Nearly all website content, including new blog content, is written and reviewed by members of the Foundation’s full-time professional staff. Additional guest blog posts may be written by medical professionals, representatives from peer patient advocacy organizations, or members of the public who have personal cancer stories.

Whenever possible, the Foundation uses inclusive language and avoids unnecessary expressions of sex or gender. Some copy may use language dictated by the scientific research it is based upon. Guest authors may use the language they utilize for their work or are comfortable with for their personal story.

All guest blogs and personal stories go through the Foundation’s review process before publication to confirm they align with the Foundation’s content standards. While we work closely with guest authors to preserve their unique voices and experiences, we may suggest edits for clarity, style, consistency and factual accuracy.

For all educational content, our goal is to write at a level that supports health literacy, so the information is accessible and digestible to all who need it.

The Foundation does not publish content written with generative AI tools.

Sourcing and references

When Foundation content cites other organizations, publications, studies or websites, we reference these sources in one of two ways:

1. Hyperlink: Most often, a hyperlink will lead to the website of the source, providing readers with a direct link to the information being shared.
2. Footnote: Other times, we will add a footnote to the bottom of the page that details the source of information.

It is important to us that we properly credit the sources we use for our content as well as transparently provide you with a direct reference. The Foundation is not responsible for the content provided by other organizations, nor does the inclusion of a link to, or citation of, an organization imply an endorsement.

Keeping content up to date

Health guidelines and recommendations change frequently as science evolves. As new tests and innovations become available or changes are made to screening recommendations, the Foundation works diligently to keep the content on our site up to date.
Significant changes, such as changes to cancer screening guidelines, are addressed on a rolling basis. Other content is reviewed annually by the Foundation’s Editorial Review Team and External Affairs Team. This review process helps us provide the most accurate and up-to-date information possible.

Our editorial standards exist to best serve you

The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s editorial process is designed so that the information you read on the Prevent Cancer Foundation website is trustworthy, accurate, and evidence based. You can feel confident turning to us as a source of information on cancer prevention and early detection, so you are better equipped to make informed health decisions under the guidance of your health care provider.