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Making the Case for Health Equity

WEBMaking the Case for Health Equity | 2 April 2020 “Show me the data!”: Cancer Disparities Facts People with lower socioeconomic status (SES), which is approximated by a person’s

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X-rays, Gamma Rays, and Cancer Risk

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 Last Medical Review: February 24, 2015 Last Revised: February 24, 2015 Medical radiation€ X-rays, …

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If You Have Melanoma Skin Cancer

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 There are ways to treat most of the side effects caused by immunotherapy. If you have side effects, talk to your …

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Health Professionals Associated With Cancer Care

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 Palliative care specialists or team: Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who work …

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Patient Navigation in Cancer Care€

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 Interpreters for people whose first language is not English Navigators can help with physical needs Dealing with side …

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Signs and Symptoms of Cancer

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 (throat). But like most symptoms on this list, they are most often caused by something other than cancer.

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Complementary and Alternative Methods and Cancer

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 own body, your own mind, or things found in nature. Some even promise wellness using a way that sounds simple, …

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Prostate Cancer Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention

WEBBeing obese4(very overweight) does not seem to increase the overall risk of getting prostate cancer. Some studies have found that obese men have a lower risk of getting a …

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Colorectal Cancer Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Colorectal Cancer Can Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Be Found Early?€ …

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The Patient Bill of Rights

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 conditions (medical problems they have before getting or changing insurance). You have the right to an easy-to …

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Informed Consent

WEBcancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 Informed Consent€ Patients, their caregivers, and health care providers are partners in health care decisions. When you seek medical care, you …

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Fertility and Women With Cancer

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 How chemotherapy can affect fertility in women Most€chemotherapy€(chemo) drugs can damage a woman’s eggs, …

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Cancer Warning Labels Based on California's Proposition 65

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 product. Do the risks include cancer, reproductive harm, or both? Ask the manufacturer if there are ways to reduce …

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Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men

WEBcancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men€ Protect yourself and the people you care about. The most common types of cancer among men in the US are …

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Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke What is secondhand smoke

WEBLiver cancer12. Brain tumors13. Secondhand smoke causes other diseases and death. Secondhand smoke can be harmful in many ways. For instance, it affects the heart and …

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Special Section: Lung Cancer

WEBLung cancer incidence during 2015-2019 was 27% higher among men (64.1 per 100,000) than women (50.3 per 100,000; Figure S3), largely due to historically higher smoking …

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Cellular Phone Towers

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 phone tower might increase the risk of cancer or other health problems. At this time, there is very little evidence to …

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Advance Directives€

WEB_____American Cancer Society cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 The living will Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney POLST (Physician Orders for Life …

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