Prevent Cancer Presenation
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CANCER CONTROL MONTH
Prevention and Early Detection
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Cancer Facts:
Over 1,529,500 Americans were diagnosed with
cancer last year including more than
222,500 cases of lung cancer 217,700 cases of prostate cancer
209,000 cases of breast cancer
Nearly 569,500 Americans died from cancerin 2010
Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, American Cancer Society
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Cancer: What are the causes?
Exposure to things you can control
Extreme sun exposure
Lifestyle Choices you can control
Smoking
Inactivity Diet
Exposure to things you cant always control
Air pollution
Chemicals Radiation
Heredity
Early Detection is the key to survival
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Preventable Causes of Cancer
Sun Exposure
What can you do?
Avoid unnecessary exposure
Use sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer
Over one million cases of skin cancer were
diagnosed in 2010
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/skin Accessed March 15, 2011
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Tobacco Use
What can you do?
Dont smoke
Dont chew tobacco
Over 275,000 cancer deaths in 2010
including lung, throat and oral cancerwere caused by tobacco use
Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, American Cancer Society
Preventable Causes of Cancer
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Lifestyle: The Cancer Connection
Each yearone-third of all cancer deathscan be linked to:
Poor Diet
Lack of Physical Activity
Excess Weight
Thats over 185,000 Americans
Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, American Cancer Society
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Except for not smoking
The best way to reduce cancer risk is to:
Maintain a healthy weight
Eat a Healthy Diet
More Whole Grains
More Fruits and Vegetables
Less Red Meats
Less Processed Meats like hotdogs and bologna
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Other Causes
Air Pollution
Radiation
Chemicals
Try to reduce your exposure whenever possible
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Early Detection is Important
Routine coverage under the GoodmanMedical Plan includes:
Mammograms & PSA Testing 100% covered with zero copay*
PAP smears & Routine Wellness Exams 100% covered after the standard office visit copay*
*Participants must use a Cigna network provider for these services. Fees fortesting performed outside the Cigna network will not be covered. For a list ofCigna providers, go to www.cigna.comand select Find A Doctor. Goodman isassigned to the Open Access Plus network.
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There is hope
There are over 11.7 million cancer survivors in the U.S.
Cancers that can be prevented or detected early by screening
account for at least 1/2 of all new cancer cases
For most of these cancers, early detection has been shown to
reduce the number of deaths caused by cancer
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6009.pdf Accessed March 15, 2011
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For more information go to
www.cancer.org