this grey area will not appear in your presentation. fighting back against colon cancer...
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Fighting back Against
Colon Cancer
Presentations prepared by: Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Public Affairs, Prevention May 2012
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How we’re fighting cancer
• doing everything we can to prevent cancer
• funding research to outsmart cancer
• empowering, informing and supporting Canadians living with cancer
• advocating for public policies to improve the health of Canadians
• rallying Canadians to get involved in the fight against cancer
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Overview
• What is cancer?• What is colon cancer?• How common is it?• What are the risk factors?• How to reduce your risk• Early Detection and Screening
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Colon Cancer
• starts in the cells of the colon and rectum
• slow and predictable growth
• often treatable when diagnosed at an early stage
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Colon cancer is the number two cancer killer.
Yet, it is 90% treatable when caught early.
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How common is colon cancer in Ontario?
The most frequently diagnosed cancers for men are:
1. prostate cancer
2. colon cancer
3. lung cancer
The most frequently diagnosed cancers for women are:
4. breast cancer
5. lung cancer
6. colon cancer
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Risk Factors We Can’t Control
• age – particularly after 50
• family history of colon cancer
• having polyps
• having genetic predisposition
• inflammatory bowel disease
• ethnic background – people of Ashkenazi (Eastern European Jewish) descent
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Risk Factors We Can Control
• diet (red meat, processed meat)
• alcohol consumption
• smoking
• physical inactivity
• obesity
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Early Detection & Screening
• Signs & symptoms
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Early Detection & Screening
• Colon cancer is 90% treatable when caught early.
• Talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner about colon cancer screening.
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Who should be screened?
Average riskmen and women 50 and older
Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) at least every two years
High riskmen and women (first-degree relative with colon cancer)
Colonoscopies starting at age 50 or 10 years before age of diagnosed relative
Other high riskmen and women
Talk to your doctor about screening
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ColonCancerCheck
ColonCancerCheck.ca. 2010
• free province-wide colon cancer screening program
• screens with FOBT (average risk), colonoscopy (higher risk)
• FOBT kits available from your doctor or nurse practitioner. Call Telehealth to talk to a nurse about getting the kit.
• follow-up included
Colon cancer
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How to complete an FOBT (Canada)
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Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Kit
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• Be aware of risk factors
• Know the signs & symptoms
• Go for screening – when you don’t have symptoms!
Fighting Colon Cancer
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For the most up-to-date information:
• visit www.cancer.ca
• call the Canadian Cancer Society Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333
Thank you!
Presentation prepared by:Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Public Affairs, Prevention
June 2010