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12 Cards in this Set
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Breast Cancer
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Family history (immediate female relatives)
High- fat diet Obesity after menopause Alcohol consumption Post menopausal estrogen and progestin First child after age 30 |
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Cervical Cancer
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Multiple sexual partners
Having sex at early age Exposure to human papilloma virus Smoking |
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Colorectal Cancer
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Family history ( immediate relatives)
Low-fiber diet History of rectal polyps |
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Esophageal cancer
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Heavy alcohol consumption
Smoking |
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Lung cancer
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Cigarette smoking
Asbestos, arsenic and Ramon exposure Secondhand smoke Tuberculosis |
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Skin cancer
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Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (sun)
Fair complexion Work with coal, tar, pitch, or creosote Multiple or atypical nevi ( males) |
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Stomach Cancer
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Family history
Diet heavy in smoked, pickled, or salted foods |
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Testicular Cancer
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Undescended testicles
Consumption of hormones by mother during pregnancy |
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Prostate Cancer
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Increasing age
Family history Diet high in animal fat |
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Colorectal Screening Guidelines
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Begins at age 50
One of the following initially: Fecal occult blood or fecal immunochemical test annually Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years ; barium enema every 5, years; colonoscopy every 10 years Combination testing rather than a single diagnostic test |
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Prostate Screaming Guidelines
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Protein-specific antigen (PSA) test and digital rectal exam ( DRE) to men who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years
Begin at age 45 for African American men and men with a strong family history |
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Cancer
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Is a disease resulting from the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
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