National Cancer Prevention Month
February is National Cancer Prevention Month! We'd like to share an interesting video from The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) about how food, exercise, and weight play a roll in 17 common types of cancer:
They also provided a very handy ven diagram on their website that helps provide a visual aid for the items discussed in the video.
National Cancer Prevention Month is an important opportunity to encourage people to learn about prevention recognize possible warning signs and understand the value of regular medical care. It is also a time to acknowledge that prevention and treatment are connected parts of the larger cancer journey. When cancer is diagnosed having clear and accessible information can help patients and families understand what may happen next. Interestingly treatment is rarely determined by the cancer name alone. Doctors consider the cancer’s type stage biology overall health and individual circumstances before recommending a treatment plan.
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