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CANCER CONTROL MONTH

Prevention and Early Detection

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Cancer Facts:

Over 1,529,500 Americans were diagnosed with

cancer last year including more than

222,500 cases of lung cancer 217,700 cases of prostate cancer

209,000 cases of breast cancer

Nearly 569,500 Americans died from cancerin 2010

Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, American Cancer Society

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Cancer: What are the causes?

Exposure to things you can control

Extreme sun exposure

Lifestyle Choices you can control

Smoking

Inactivity Diet

Exposure to things you cant always control

Air pollution

Chemicals Radiation

Heredity

Early Detection is the key to survival

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Preventable Causes of Cancer

Sun Exposure

What can you do?

Avoid unnecessary exposure

Use sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer

Over one million cases of skin cancer were

diagnosed in 2010

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/skin Accessed March 15, 2011

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Tobacco Use

What can you do?

Dont smoke

Dont chew tobacco

Over 275,000 cancer deaths in 2010

including lung, throat and oral cancerwere caused by tobacco use

Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, American Cancer Society

Preventable Causes of Cancer

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Lifestyle: The Cancer Connection

Each yearone-third of all cancer deathscan be linked to:

Poor Diet

Lack of Physical Activity

Excess Weight

Thats over 185,000 Americans

Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, American Cancer Society

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Except for not smoking

The best way to reduce cancer risk is to:

Maintain a healthy weight

Eat a Healthy Diet

More Whole Grains

More Fruits and Vegetables

Less Red Meats

Less Processed Meats like hotdogs and bologna

Lifestyle: The Cancer Connection

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Other Causes

Air Pollution

Radiation

Chemicals

Try to reduce your exposure whenever possible

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Early Detection is Important

Routine coverage under the GoodmanMedical Plan includes:

Mammograms & PSA Testing 100% covered with zero copay*

PAP smears & Routine Wellness Exams 100% covered after the standard office visit copay*

*Participants must use a Cigna network provider for these services. Fees fortesting performed outside the Cigna network will not be covered. For a list ofCigna providers, go to www.cigna.comand select Find A Doctor. Goodman isassigned to the Open Access Plus network.

http://www.cigna.com/http://www.cigna.com/

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There is hope

There are over 11.7 million cancer survivors in the U.S.

Cancers that can be prevented or detected early by screening

account for at least 1/2 of all new cancer cases

For most of these cancers, early detection has been shown to

reduce the number of deaths caused by cancer

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6009.pdf Accessed March 15, 2011

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For more information go to

www.cancer.org