[PDF] Preventable Cancer eBook

Author : Guy Dauncey
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1550924974

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Cancer -- the word strikes fear in people's hearts. With more people getting cancer every year, the big question must be: How can we prevent this epidemic? Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic offers solid evidence that many cancers are preventable, since their causes lie with the contamination of our bodies by pollution from the air we breathe, the products we use, the water we drink, and the food we eat. It is not being caused by just diet, smoking, and the noon-day sun! Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic takes a positive, solutions-based approach to this unwanted disease. Its pages are filled with practical advice and success stories that will inspire you to act to protect your family, your neighbors, your fellow workers, and future generations. Each solution is laid out on two pages, with websites for follow-up. It includes solutions for individuals, parents, youth, action groups,healthcare agencies, cities, labor, businesses, governments, andthe world as a whole. It provides clear information about ways to prevent cancer, and should eliminate forever the mistaken belief that we don't know how to stop this terrible epidemic. Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic will appeal to anyone whose life has been touched by cancer, and everyone who wants to stop it.

Author : Office of Office of the Surgeon
Publisher :
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2019-07-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781083100160

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This document is a Call to Action to partners in prevention from various sectors across the nation to address skin cancer as a major public health problem. Many partners are essential to this effort, including federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial governments; members of the business, health care, and education sectors; community, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations; and individuals and families. The goal of this document is to increase awareness of skin cancer and to call for actions to reduce its risk.The first section describes the problem of skin cancer and its major risk factors. It also discusses the relationship between exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and health. The second section describes the current evidence on preventing skin cancer, including current initiatives in the United States and in other countries. The third section describes the gaps in research related to skin cancer prevention, highlighting areas of research where more work is needed. The fourth section identifies specific opportunities to prevent skin cancer by reducing UV exposure in the U.S. population and calls for nationwide action.

Author : Alexander Mostovoy
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 2021-03-21
Category :
ISBN :

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IMAGINE ... Living in a world where cancer is no longer the leading cause of m011ality; "Cancer" is no longer a common phrase in health news headlines or in the everyday conversation of ordinary folks like you and me. Many people find this thought exercise nearly impossible. "Cancer" has been a word that strikes terror into people's hearts like no other disease. Our healthcare system has provided a reactive approach; either focusing on detection or cure, after the fact. This book provides imp011ant information to empower you with knowledge on how to prevent breast cancer. You will; Learn how to balance your hormones naturally for breast cancer prevention Understand the need for proper nut ition and how to use "Anti-Estrogenic Diet" to keep your risks low and you trim and fit Discover how to transform fear and stress, so neither will affect your health Gain the tools necessary to activate your own immune system defense mechanism See why and learn how to detoxify your body effectively and safely Realize the advantages of proper screening modalities for breast health and cancer prevention ... and there is so much more that would not fit on this back cover. It' time to change our focus from breast cancer awareness to breast cancer prevention. If you agree with the last statement then this book is for you!

Author : Graham A. Colditz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 12,44 MB
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0792366034

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This volume, the first in the new series Cancer Prevention - Cancer Causes, is derived from the 1st and 2nd Reports of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention published in Cancer Causes and Control, 1996; 7(Suppl 1) and 1997; 8(Suppl 2), respectively. In this volume we expand on materials to summarize the evidence on causes of cancer and to set forth a series of strategies to promote the prevention of cancer. Cancer Prevention - Cancer Causes is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of what we know about cancer risk in the United States (and other established market economies) and the preventive measures we can take to reduce the burden of cancer. In the first half of this volume, we review the causes of human cancer considering a wide range of potential sources of risk such as smoking, diet, sedentary lifestyle, occupational factors, viruses, and alcohol. We conclude that cancer is indeed preventable. Over 50 percent of cancers could be prevented if we could implement what we already know about the causes of cancer. In the second half of this volume, we summarize research on prevention programs, public education campaigns, and social policy measures for preventing cancer. Working in schools, health clinics, and workplaces as well as through the mass media and in the political arena, social scientists and health educators are designing innovative and effective health promotion programs to help people quit smoking, eat more healthily, and exercise more.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 21,29 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309457637

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While much progress has been made on achieving the Millenium Development Goals over the last decade, the number and complexity of global health challenges has persisted. Growing forces for globalization have increased the interconnectedness of the world and our interdependency on other countries, economies, and cultures. Monumental growth in international travel and trade have brought improved access to goods and services for many, but also carry ongoing and ever-present threats of zoonotic spillover and infectious disease outbreaks that threaten all. Global Health and the Future Role of the United States identifies global health priorities in light of current and emerging world threats. This report assesses the current global health landscape and how challenges, actions, and players have evolved over the last decade across a wide range of issues, and provides recommendations on how to increase responsiveness, coordination, and efficiency â€" both within the U.S. government and across the global health field.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 34,49 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9241547006

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Most women who die from cervical cancer, particularly in developing countries, are in the prime of their life. They may be raising children, caring for their family, and contributing to the social and economic life of their town or village. Their death is both a personal tragedy, and a sad and unnecessary loss to their family and their community. Unnecessary, because there is compelling evidence, as this Guide makes clear, that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Unfortunately, the majority of women in developing countries still do not have access to cervical cancer prevention programmes. The consequence is that, often, cervical cancer is not detected until it is too late to be cured. An urgent effort is required if this situation is to be corrected. This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care.