Integrated Cancer Screening

Education Modules

A disease that starts in the cells

Genes inside cells order growth, work, reproduction and death

What is Cancer?

What is Cancer?

Normally, cells obey orders and remain healthy

Sometimes instructions fail and cells form cancer

Benign (non-cancer)

Benign tumor cells stay in one place in the body and are not usually life-threatening

Malignant (cancer)

Malignant tumor cells are able to invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body. Cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body are called metastases

Tumors Can Be:

Cancer often has no specific symptoms

It is important that people limit their risk factors and undergo appropriate cancer screening

Symptoms

Some Facts…

Every day, over 500 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer

200 die from this disease

Sexually active women 21 – 69 years old

Women older than 50 years old

Men older than 50 years old

Family history of cancer

Risk Population

Risk Population

Low income communities

Low literacy communities

Aboriginal communities

Immigrant communities

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Percentage reporting having fecal occult blood test in past two years or colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy

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Cancer Risk Factors

A cancer risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting cancer

There are two kinds of risk factors:

1. Things we cannot change

2. Things we can change

Family

Gender

Age

Risk Factors You Cannot Change

Diet

Physical

Activity

Obesity

Smoking

Alcohol

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Risk Factors You Can Change

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A test,An examination or

A procedure

That is performed regularly over time for a specific population that is at increased risk due to gender, age, family history and/or behavior.

What is Cancer Screening?

to prevent cancer by identifying pre-cancerous changes

to find cancer at an early stage potentially before it can spread, when it is easier to treat, and survival rates are better

Purpose of Screening

Ontario Cancer Statistics 2013

New Cases Deaths

Breast cancer 8,577 1903

Cervical cancer 588 160

Colorectal cancer

7,840 (Total)4,204 (M)3,636 (F)

3,130 (Total)1,671 (M)1,459 (F)

Reduced mortality and morbidity from the disease, and in some cases reduced incidence

More treatment options and better chance of survival when cancer is diagnosed early or at a pre-malignant stage

Improved quality of life

Peace of mind

Potential Benefits for Screening

Effectiveness of the Screening

Questions?