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February 2017 Social Media Messages
From the Iowa Cancer Consortium, the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the American Cancer Society. Please use and
share these messages freely, and encourage your network of contacts to do the same.
National Cancer Prevention Month and World Cancer Day
Facebook Posts
Tweets
Americans (and Iowans!) can prevent one-third of the most
common cancers through diet, exercise, and moving more!
http://www.aicr.org/learn-more-about-cancer/infographicscancer-preventability.html
Americans (and Iowans!) can prevent one-third of the most
common cancers through diet & being active: http://goo.gl/0ytH6t
Obesity is associated with increased risk of the following cancers,
and possibly others as well: esophageal, pancreatic, colorectal,
breast (after menopause), endometrial, kidney, thyroid and
gallbladder. http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causesprevention/risk/obesity/obesity-fact-sheet
What cancers are linked to #obesity?
http://bit.ly/ObesityCancerRisk
Parents: Vaccinate your 11-12 year old children with the HPV
vaccine. One person every 20 minutes is diagnosed with a cancer
caused by HPV. You are the key to protecting your children.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/who/teens/infographic/hpvcancer-prevention.html
Parents: Protect your children and get them the #HPVvax. 1 person
every 20 minutes is diagnosed with a #cancer caused by #HPV.
http://bit.ly/2hMAK0Y
There are 1,440 minutes in each day. Help prevent cancer by being
physically active for 30 of them!
There are 1,440 minutes in each day. Help #preventcancer by being
physically active for 30 of them!
Diet and physical activity: what’s the cancer connection?
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/dietandphysicalactiv
ity/diet-and-physical-activity
Diet and physical activity: what’s the #cancer connection?
http://goo.gl/FeCpTA
Reduce your cancer risk: maintain a healthy weight, be active, test
your home for radon, and don’t smoke!
Reduce your #cancerrisk: maintain a healthy weight, be active, test
your home for radon, and don’t smoke!
Colorectal cancer can be prevented if precancerous polyps are
found early and removed during screening.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/index
#Colorectalcancer can be prevented if precancerous polyps are
found early and removed during screening.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/index
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, yet it is preventable
& can be treated if found early enough.
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/besafeinthesun/index
#Skincancer is the most common type of cancer, yet it is
preventable & can be treated if found early enough.
http://goo.gl/gWYRdg
Ultraviolet (UV) rays from tanning beds and lamps are on the World
Health Organization’s list of the most dangerous forms of cancercausing radiation.
UV rays from tanning beds & lamps are on @WHO’s list of the most
dangerous forms of cancer-causing radiation.
Blacks have the highest cancer incidence and death rates in the
United States. We need to prevent more cancers in minority
populations. https://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/organization/crchd/cancer-health-disparities-fact-sheet#q4
Blacks have the highest cancer incidence and death rates in the
United States. We need to prevent more cancers in minority
populations. http://bit.ly/2gYHWmh
“Why Research on Cancer Health Disparities Is Critical to Progress
Against the Disease:”
https://www.cancer.gov/research/areas/disparities
“Why Research on Cancer Health Disparities Is Critical to Progress
Against the Disease:” http://bit.ly/2hQ0RBZ
Understanding health disparities in cancer is a first step in
preventing the disease.
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/healthdisparities/basic_info/index.h
tm
Understanding health disparities in #cancer is a first step in
preventing the disease. http://bit.ly/2hR91wv
The CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection
Program and the Iowa Department of Public Health’s Care for
Yourself program provide low-income, uninsured, and under-served
women access to timely cancer screening.
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/
.@CDCgov and .@IAPublicHealth offers low-income, uninsured, and
underserved women access to timely cancer screening through their
program. http://bit.ly/2hQbHb2
Did you know that Hispanics/Latinos are more likely to be diagnosed
DYK that Hispanics/Latinos are more likely to be diagnosed with
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with late-stage cancers? Learn more.
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@midwest/documen
ts/document/acspc-029979.pdf
late-stage cancers? http://bit.ly/2hEhhiC
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Care for Yourself program
provides low-income, uninsured, and under-served women access
to timely cancer screenings. http://idph.iowa.gov/cfy
.@IAPublicHealth’s Care for Yourself program provides low-income
and under-served women access to timely cancer screenings.
http://idph.iowa.gov/cfy
The following messages were adapted from the GW Cancer Institute’s Cancer Prevention Month and World
Cancer Day Social Media Toolkit
It’s National Cancer Prevention Month! Did you know that some
cancers are preventable? Read more & reduce your own risk.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/other.htm
It’s National #CancerPrevention Month! #DYK some cancers are
preventable? Read more & reduce your risk: http://goo.gl/tsNk2s
Tomorrow is World Cancer Day! How does Iowa measure up when it
comes to cancer rates? Check out these interactive maps from the
CDC to find out more: http://goo.gl/2sF3lV
Tomorrow is #WorldCancerDay! How does IA measure up when it
comes to #cancer rates? http://goo.gl/2sF3lV #WeCanICan
To be published on February 4:
World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of
cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment.
Take action this month and throughout the year.
http://www.worldcancerday.org/
To be published on February 4:
Today is #WorldCancerDay! Help us spread the message that
#WeCanICan take action to help prevent cancer.
http://www.worldcancerday.org/
You can reduce your risk of cancer throughout your life.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/index.htm
You can reduce your risk of cancer throughout your life. Find out
how: http://goo.gl/b629aa #PreventCancer #WeCanICan
To be published on February. 14:
“Dear cigarettes: It’s not me…it’s you.” Make sure your Valentine’s
Day plans include breaking up with tobacco. These five tips can help
you quit:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/quit_ti
ps/index.htm
To be published on February 14:
Have Valentine’s Day plans? Make sure they include breaking up
with tobacco: http://goo.gl/urSbLj #PreventCancer @SmokefreeUs
Parents: you do everything you can to protect your kids. Protect
them from cervical cancer too.
http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/vaccine.html
Parents: you do everything you can to protect your kids. Protect
them from #CervicalCancer too: http://goo.gl/2UnQdw
#PreventCancer
http://canceriowa.org/Images/HPV/HPV-Cancer-Prevention.aspx
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