Cancer Prevention and Risks
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| What is the single most important lifestyle change needed to help prevent cancer? | Smoking cessation
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| True or False: All forms of tobacco use increases the risk of lung cancer. | False. Does not increase lung cancer risk. Increases risk of cancer of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, and esophagus
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| What diet can reduce the chance of colorectal cancers? | High fiber, low fat. 5 servings fruit/veggies qday. Lean meats, fish, skinned poultry, and low-fat dairy products.
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| What foods can increase the risk of cancer? | salt-cured, smoked, or nitrite-cured foods
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| From the ages of 20 - 40 how often should cancer related checkups be conducted? | Every 3 years
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| How often should cancer related checkups be conducted after 40 yrs of age, and what exam should be added? | Every year with a skin exam
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| How often should cancer related checkups be conducted after 50 yrs of age, and what exam should be added? | Every year with skin exams, fecal occult blood test.
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| After the age of 50, how often should a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy be conducted? | Every 5 years
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| After the age of 50, how often should a Double contrast barium enema be conducted? | Every 5 years
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| After the age of 50, how often should a colonoscopy be conducted? | Every 10 years
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| At what age should yearly pelvic examination with Pap smears begin for females? | 18 yrs
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| At what age should yearly mammograms begin for females? | 40 yrs
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| At what age should monthly self-examination of the testes begin? | 18 yrs
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| What are the seven warning signs of cancer? | *Changes in bowel or bladder habits *A sore that does not heal *Unusual bleeding or discharge *Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere *Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing *Obvious change in warts or moles *Nagging cough or hoarseness
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