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Module 3
REDUCING YOUR CANCER RISK
Session I: Smoking Cessation
Workshop Objectives and Aims
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To become familiar with issues related to smoking
and tobacco use
To become familiar with health problems
associated with smoking and tobacco use
To become familiar with ways to stop smoking and
tobacco use
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Let’s Talk About It
• What risks does smoking pose for you?
• What risks does smoking pose for those
around you?
• Why is it so difficult to quit smoking?
• What are some ways to quit smoking?
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Sharing the Knowledge
• Smoking-related diseases claim an
estimated 430,000 American lives each year.
• Smoking costs the United States
approximately $97 billion each year in
health-care costs and lost productivity
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Sharing the Knowledge
• Approximately 30-35% of African-American men smoke
cigarettes, compared with 25% of white men. Hispanic
men smoke at about the same rate as white men.
• The cigarette industry aggressively promotes cigarettes to
both African-Americans and Hispanics.
• These promotional efforts include advertisements in
publications aimed at minority groups, sponsorship of
entertainment and cultural events drawing large minority
audiences, and extensive use of billboards in minority
neighborhoods
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Sharing the Knowledge
The Damage Cigarettes Cause
– heart disease: blood flow to the heart is critically reduced
– stroke: lack of blood flow to the brain from a blood clot, or
bleeding in the brain from a broken blood vessel
– osteoporosis: thinning or weakening of your bones
– other cancers: such as cancer of the throat, mouth,
esophagus (food pipe), pancreas, kidney, bladder, and
prostate
– impotence and infertility: problems having an erection and
getting your wife or partner pregnant
– wrinkles: damages the skin and causes wrinkling
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Did You Know?
20 minutes after quitting: Your blood pressure drops
back to normal. The temperature in your hands and
feet increases, returning to normal.
8 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide (a gas
that can be toxic) in your blood drops to normal.
24 hours after quitting: Your chance of having a heart
attack goes down.
2 days after quitting: You can taste and smell things
better
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Did You Know?
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: You have better
circulation. Your lungs are working better.
1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing, sinus
congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath
decrease. Your lungs start to function better, lowering
your risk of lung infection.
1 year after quitting: You reduce your risk for heart
disease by half.
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Your Opinion Matters—Connecting the
Knowledge Inside
• Menthol cigarettes is the number one type of
cigarettes smoked by people of color. Why do you
think that is?
• After all we know about the dangers of smoking
why do people still smoke?
• Why do people still smoke when it harms others,
especially children?
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Wrap-Up
• Quiz / Main Messages
LIVE WELL!
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Session II: Prostate and Testicular Cancers
Workshop Objectives and Aims
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To become familiar with issues related to prostate
and testicular cancer
To become familiar with health problems associated
with prostate and testicular cancer
To become familiar with diagnosing and treating
prostate and testicular cancer
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Let’s Talk About It
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What are some common myths about cancers?
What is prostate cancer?
What are some risk factors associated with prostate cancer?
Can you reduce your risk for prostate cancer?
What are some of the treatment options for prostate cancer?
What is testicular cancer?
What are some risk factors associated with testicular cancer?
Can testicular cancer be treated?
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Cancer is the second leading cause of death
for African Americans, behind cardiovascular
(heart) diseases.
 African Americans are more likely to develop
and die from cancer than any other racial or
ethic population.
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Prostate (pros-tate) cancer is the abnormal
growth or “out-of control growth” of cells in
the prostate gland. The prostate is a gland
found only in men. The prostate is about the
size of a walnut. It is just below the bladder
and in front of the rectum.
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Sharing the Knowledge
 African American males have a higher
incidence and mortality rate for prostate cancer
than Whites.
 Ask your doctor about the PSA or DRE (digital
rectal exam).
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein
produced by the cells of the prostate gland.
The PSA test measures the level of PSA in the
blood.
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Sharing the Knowledge
Methods to reduce risk of prostate cancer include:
• Diet (e.g. foods that include lycopene—
tomatoes, watermelon); certain other
carotenoids, including beta-carotene
and lutein have appeared in some
studies to decrease prostate cancer risk.
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Sharing the Knowledge
Methods to reduce risk of prostate cancer include:
• So eating daily servings of tomatoes,
pumpkin, citrus fruits, and spinach may
lower the risk of developing the disease
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Sharing the Knowledge
Methods to reduce risk of prostate cancer include:
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Some research has also suggested that Vitamin
E supplements and a mineral called Selenium
may also be protective. A large study is
underway to investigate this possibility.
The American Cancer Society recommends
that African-American men begin routine
annual screening starting at age 45.
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Did You Know?
Common myths include:
• Cancer is a death sentence
• Cancer spreads when the air hits it
• Cancer is contagious
• Prostate cancer treatment always causes
impotence
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Wrap-Up
• Quiz / Main Messages
LIVE WELL!
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Session III: Colorectal Cancer
Workshop Objectives and Aims
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To become familiar with issues related to colorectal
cancer
To become familiar with health problems associated
with colorectal cancer
To become familiar with diagnosing and treating
colorectal cancer
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Let’s Talk About It
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What is colorectal cancer?
What are some risk factors associated with
colorectal cancer?
Can you reduce your risk for colorectal cancer?
What are some of the treatment options for
colorectal cancer?
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Colorectal cancer is a term used to refer to
cancer that starts in the colon or rectum.
 The colon and rectum are part of the
digestive system, also called the GI
(gastrointestinal) system. This is where food
is processed to create energy and rid the
body of solid waste matter (stool).
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Sharing the Knowledge
 We now know that most of these cancers begin
as a polyp--a growth of tissue that starts in the
lining and grows into the center of the colon or
rectum.
 A type of polyp known as an adenoma can
become cancerous. Removing the polyp early
may prevent it from becoming cancer.
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Your chance of having colorectal cancer goes
up after age 50. More than 9 out of 10 people
found to have colorectal cancer are older than
50.
 For this reason, most major medical
organizations
recommend
that
routine
screening for colorectal cancer begin at age 50.
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Did You Know?
• Diet: A diet high in fat, especially fat from animal
sources, can increase the risk of colorectal cancer.
Over time, eating a lot of red meats and processed
meats can increase colorectal cancer risk.
• Lack of exercise: People who are not active have a
higher risk of colorectal cancer.
• Overweight: Being very overweight increases a
person's risk of dying from colorectal cancer.
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Did You Know?
• Smoking: Most people know that smoking causes lung
cancer, but recent studies show that smokers are 30% to 40%
more likely than nonsmokers to die of colorectal cancer.
Smoking increases the risk of many other cancers, too.
• Alcohol: Heavy use of alcohol has been linked to colorectal
cancer.
• Diabetes: People with diabetes have a 30% increased chance
of getting colorectal cancer. They also tend to have a higher
death rate from this cancer.
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Wrap-Up
• Quiz / Main Messages
LIVE WELL!
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