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Important Steps That Can Lower Your Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
by: News Canada
(NC)-March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Barry Stein, President of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada and a colon cancer survivor, wants Canadians to know that the goal of the campaign is to generate widespread awareness about this disease and to encourage people to learn more about how to reduce their risk of the disease through regular screening and by leading a healthy lifestyle.
Few Canadians know that regular screening can help prevent...
Colorectal Cancer Preventable Curable And Beatable
by: News Canada
(NC)-March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and to ensure Canadians have the necessary information to make informed decisions and choices about their colon health, frequently asked questions are answered below.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer for both men and women in this country, and in 2002 more than 17,000 individuals were diagnosed with the disease. Don't wait. If you think you are at risk for colorectal cancer, talk to your health...
Vitamin E and Lung Cancer Prevention
by: News Canada
(NC)-Lung cancer, the most preventative of all human cancers, remains the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Several studies have shown that vitamin E supplementation is associated with a lower risk of developing lung cancer in non-smokers. Unfortunately, the same benefit was not seen in smokers. The most effective health action for smokers is still to stop smoking.
It is believed that the beneficial effect of vitamin E is a consequence of its...
Cancer Survivor Turns Cancer Information Specialist
by: News Canada
(NC)-When callers to the Canadian Cancer Society's information service connect with Isabelle Wilson, they're talking to someone who's been there herself.
The Christmas of 1997 was turned upside down for the Montreal mother of three. Days before the holiday she learned she had a rare tumour on her left lung. The lung was removed on Christmas Eve. Wilson was a 30-year-old non-smoker and had a six-month-old baby at home. Even her doctors were stunned.
Everything went so...
Preventing Prostate Cancer
by: News Canada
(NC)-It is increasingly recognized that diet plays a role in prostate cancer, a disease that affects one in eight men. For optimal health, it's important to exercise regularly and eat according to Canada's Food Guide, which recommends lots of fruits and vegetables, many of which contain the antioxidant selenium.
Antioxidants help neutralize the influence of free-radical oxygen molecules which can cause cell damage that can lead to prostate cancer, said John Blanchard,...
Fact Or Fiction The Truth About Colorectal Cancer
by: News Canada
Colorectal Cancer is a disease that only affects older men.
FICTION: It can affect anyone, men or women equally. Men and women 50 years or older are at greater risk for the disease.
Colorectal Cancer is usually curable.
FACT: It is usually curable when detected early. More than 90 percent of patients with localized cancer confirmed to the colon or rectum are alive five years after initial diagnosis.
Getting tested is necessary for individuals who have symptoms.
FACT:...
Finding The Help You Need Close To Home
by: News Canada
(NC)-No matter where you live, trying to find out about cancer support and treatment services can feel like navigating a foreign city with a crummy map.
But at the Canadian Cancer Society's information service, information specialists rely on a unique tool to make the search easier - a computerized database listing approximately 7,000 community services Canadians can turn to for help close to home.
That information is gathered and kept up to date by a team of Canadian...
HPV A Virus That Puts Women At Increased Risk For Cervical Cancer
by: News Canada
A Simple Lab Test Could Save Your Life
(NC)-Did you know that one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, called Human Papillomavirus (HPV), is also the leading cause of cervical cancer in women? And that HPV is the most common cause of abnormal Pap smears?
Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are preventable if detected in the pre-cancerous stage. Although the Pap smear has reduced deaths caused by cervical cancer, it does not detect the Human...
Reflect On Your Cancer Experience
by: News Canada
(NC)-According to the Canadian Cancer Society, an estimated 67,200 Canadian women will be diagnosed with cancer this year and thousands will face surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination of these treatments. For many, the side effects of treatment can be as challenging as the disease itself.
Look Good Feel Better, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, has helped more than 350,000 Canadian women living with cancer to look good and feel better by...
A Day In The Life Of A Cancer Information Specialist
by: News Canada
(NC)-The lines can crackle from hundreds of miles away, but it's the telephone that has brought nurse Donna Kennedy closer to those she wants to help.
Kennedy is one of the caring pairs of ears in the Regina, Saskatchewan call centre of the Canadian Cancer Society's information service. There, trained information specialists answer questions from Canadians across the country looking for information about cancer and community resources. This helps newly diagnosed patients...
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