Why You Should Know About Melanoma

....Melanoma is the most serious of the common type of skin cancer. The good news is that most melanomas can be found early and treated successfully. This brochure describes risk factors.(PDF)

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives.

..If everyone aged 50 years old or older were screened regularly, up to 60% of deaths from this cancer could be avoided. >> CDC

>>The American Cancer Society

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NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION ON CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVORSHIP

A Union of Health Authorities Develop A National Call to Action:

“Cancer: What It Means To You”

.....Cancer is the general name for more than 100 diseases in which cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Untreated cancers can cause serious illness and even death. Sadly, at least half of the new cases that will occur this year could have been prevented or detected early, when cancers are most treatable.

.....Today, millions of people are living with cancer or have had cancer, and over one million Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year. Cancer is affecting to all of us – either as a patient, a caregiver, a family member or as a friend. In addition to the human toll, cancer costs our nation over $400 billion each year. These findings were reported in the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship.

.....To protect Americans from cancer, promote improved survivorship, and advance our nation’s health, the four most recent U.S. Surgeons General led the development of the evidence-based National Call to Action. The U.S. Surgeons General who led the development are: Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., 17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006) and President of Canyon Ranch Institute; David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., 16th U.S. Surgeon General (1998-2002); Joycelyn Elders, M.D., M.S., 15th U.S. Surgeon General (1993-1994); and Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., 14th U.S. Surgeon General (1990-1993).

.....The National Call to Action outlines goals and strategies for action, providing a roadmap for the private sector, policymakers, and all Americans to take decisive action in making cancer prevention and survivorship a national priority. The four goals are:
• Empower Healthy Lifestyles to Prevent Cancer
• Apply What We Know About Cancer Screening and Early Detection to All People
• Ensure that All People Can Navigate Through the Health Care System
• Provide Survivorship Care Plans and Systems of Support for All Cancer Survivors

.....In addition to the National Call to Action, the U.S. Surgeons General also developed a short, magazine-style document called Cancer: What it Means to You. This document includes the same information and is written in simple language so that all people can make informed health decisions.

....We encourage everyone to download a free copy of the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship or Cancer: What it Means to You, by visiting www.NCTAcancer.org. By doing so, you are empowering yourself with the necessary knowledge to prevent cancer and to provide support to your family members, friends or neighbors who are surviving cancer themselves or caring for a loved one with cancer.

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