Cancer Prevention

More than half of all cancer deaths could be prevented by making healthy choices like not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, eating right, keeping active, and getting recommended screening tests.  Take care of yourself and make your healthy lifestyle a habit and a priority.

• Don't smoke
• Eat a healthy diet
• Exercise and maintain a healthy weight
• Protect yourself from the sun
• Avoid risky behaviors
• Get regular medical care and screenings

Catch it early

Schedule your colonoscopy today.

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States among men and women.  However, routine testing starting at age 50 can prevent many cases of colon cancer, or find it at an early stage. But, because many people are not getting tested, only about 4 out of 10 are diagnosed at an early stage when treatment is most likely to be successful. 

Prostate Health

One in six men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and in most cases, prostate cancer symptoms are not apparent in the early stages of the disease.  Symptoms may be different for each man and any one of the symptoms may be caused by other conditions. 

Routine screenings, such as digital rectal exams (DRE) and prostate specific androgen (PSA) tests are important beginning at age 50, or earlier if one or more risk factors is present.

Maintaining prostate health will do more than just reduce the chance of cancer.  Encourage the men in your life to get screened.

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.  Approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime.

Early detection is key, because small breast cancers are much less likely to have spread beyond the breast to lymph nodes or other organs.

Breast self-exam

Monthly beginning at age 20

Clinical Breast Exam

Every 3 years from ages 20-39 

Annually at age 40+   

Mammogram

Baseline at age 40

Every 1-2 years from ages 40-49

Annually at age 50+