Natalie+Preventing+Cancer

=**Preventing Cancer**=

media type="file" key="Cancer.mov" What YOU can do: 1) stay healthy and exercise- obesity causes many different types of cancer including: 2) Don't smoke- smoking causes cancer in the lungs, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), esophagus, and bladder, and is a contributing cause in the development of cancers of the pancreas, cervix, kidney, stomach, and also some leukemias. C About 87% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, and is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Fortunately, lung cancer is largely a preventable disease. Groups that promote nonsmoking as part of their religion, such as Mormons and Seventh-day Adventists, have much lower rates of lung cancer and other smoking-related cancers.
 * breast (among postmenopausal women)
 * colon
 * endometrium (uterus)
 * esophagus
 * kidney
 * cervix
 * gallbladder
 * Hodgkin lymphoma
 * multiple myeloma
 * ovary
 * pancreas
 * thyroid
 * aggressive forms of prostate cancer

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Detection:
 * Early Detection:**

Screening tests are the only way to detect cancer. Getting them earlier on will help your chance of survival.
 * mammography for breast cancer
 * Pap test for cervical cancer
 * Fecal occult blood test or a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer

New Screening Tests
 * Prostate specific antigen (PSA) may be used later on but right now it hasn't been shown to reduce deaths by prostate cancer. They are also scared that it will cause possible harm due to unnecessary treatments. Some cancers caught early on won't be deadly, and treating them can hurt patients, especially in older men.
 * new imaging techniques for detecting breast and lung cancer are also in the works but need more research done on them.