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Fortunate to be a part of UW Radiology & get time off to focus on wellness!

Leading cause of cancer death in 2020?
1-Lung cancer (23%)
2-Colon & re**um (9%)
3-Pancreas (8%)
4-Female breast (7%)
5-Prostate (5%)

Most common cancer DIAGNOSED are
1-Skin
2-Breast
3-Prostate
4-Lung
5-Colorectal

Lung cancer poses greater threat of death than skin, breast and prostate. Quit smoking.
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Chewing to***co?

Smokeless to***co or chewing to***co is major risk factor for oral cancer.
-Smokers are 6 times more likely to get oral cancer, but to***co chewers have 50 times more likely to develop mouth cancer.
-India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan top the list of to***co chewing
-Mouth cancer include, cancer of lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses and throat

Symptom to look for
-Most common symptom: mouth sore that does not heal
-Pain in mouth
-Persistent lump or thickening in cheek
-sore throat

Quit to***co. If you experience any symptoms, talk to your doc early.

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Cancer patients in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have poor prognosis compared to patients in high income countries.

Why?
1-lack of awareness
2-late diagnosis
3-lack of access to treatment

How? to create awareness?
1-TV ads by government cancer control programs or large healthcare companies.
2-Friends and families.
3-Social media &/ internet.
4-Outdoor patient or commonly called OPD (outpatient department) discussion with docs.

Use social media to create awareness judiciously, talk to your doc on routine OPD visit and discuss cancer screening or early diagnosis options.

Previous lung diseases (PLD), such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, TB and pneumonia are associated with higher risk of lung cancer

As per SYNERGY project, which is the pooled analysis of case-control studies from Europe, Canada and North America
-Risk of lung cancer is generally increased with PLDs, such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, TB and pneumonia.
-Although, to***co is shared risk factor for both PLDs and cancer, PLD is an independent risk factor for cancer
-Hypothesis is that inflammation caused by PLD may act as catalyst for lung cancer.

If you suffer from symptoms, such as cough, sputum and difficulty breathing, don’t ignore and talk to your doc about cancer early.

https://synergy.iarc.fr