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1. Your Family Medical Tree – featuring prostate and breast cancer

Print this flyer front and back on the same page of paper. Created by Women Against Prostate Cancer – www.womenagainstprostatecancer.org . Keywords: WAPC; sibling; father; mother; grandfather; grandmother; uncle; aunt; paternal; maternal; male; female; men; women; DOB; date of birth; cause of death; Betty Gallo; Theresa Morrow
Last Access: October, 13, 2013 07:12:38 PM
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2. Testicular Cancer Self Exam – TSE - TCa - brochure

Based on a National Cancer Institute brochure. Provides information on testicular health, cancer, and how to perform a self-exam; encourages regular exams. Keywords: testicle; scrotum; epididymis; reproductive organs; lump; enlarged; TSE; 800-4-CANCER.
Last Access: October, 11, 2013 05:18:47 PM
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3. State Cancer Rates by Gender: All Ages and 65+ – NCI map

Men aged 65+ are 1.62 times more likely to die of cancer than are women in the same age group. Causes are undetermined, but may include work related risks and military duty. Keywords: white; non-white; female; male; sex; mortality; smoking; employment; jobs; age-adjusted; National Cancer Institute
Last Access: October, 12, 2013 03:56:22 AM
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4. Gastric Cancer - Stomach Cancer

The 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Keywords: gastroesophageal junction; GeJ; diet; obesity; smoking; H. pylori; Helicobacter pylori; nausea; vomiting; Vomiting blood; blood in the stool; HER2+ receptors; HER2 positive; proteins; abdomen; lymph nodes; Chemotherapy; FISH; Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization; IHC; ImmunoHistoChemistry; radiation; Herceptin
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:17:47 AM
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5. What is Breast Cancer? – Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

2008. Keywords: BCa; pink ribbon; women; males; females; patients; ductal carcinoma; lobular; in situ; invasive; malignant; estrogen; family history; self examination; mammogram; lump; nipple retraction; staging; radiation; chemotherapy; hormone replacement therapy; alcohol; Susan G. Komen Foundation; ACS; American Cancer Society; NCI; National Cancer Institute; Male Breast Cancer Resource Center
Last Access: October, 15, 2013 09:54:09 PM
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6. Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: President’s Cancer Panel: April 2010

What We Can Do Now. Annual Report 2008–2009. Keywords: George Bush; National Cancer Institute; NCI; HHS; LaSalle Leffall; Margaret Kripke; Howard University; MD Anderson; carcinogens; toxins; chemicals; bisphenol A; BPA; radon; formaldehyde; benzene; pesticides; insecticides; herbicides; fungicides; solvents; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA; radiation; air pollution; prenatal; umbilical cord
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:17:59 AM
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7. Women Against Prostate Cancer Brochure

What Should Women Know About Prostate Cancer? Support and resources provided by Women Against Prostate Cancer
Last Access: October, 11, 2013 07:53:18 AM
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8. What Firefighters Should Know About Bladder Cancer

Not an MHN Document - Firefighters are among the most prominent occupational groups at increased risk for bladder cancer. Surprisingly, many firefighters and their physicians are unaware of their risk for this cancer.
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:18:11 AM
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9. Bladder Cancer in Men

More than 68,000 Americans will be diagnosed with bladder cancer this year. About 75% of them will be men. Bladder cancer is more common among men than women and more common among whites than blacks. When found and treated early, as often happens, the chances for survival are very good. The 5-year survival rate when detected early is almost 95%.
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:18:18 AM
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10. Breast Cancer: It Can Happen to Men, Too! – from Men’s Health Network

Keywords: BCa; pink ribbon; women; males; females; patients; malignant; estrogen; family history; self examination; lump; nipple retraction; radiation; chemotherapy; hormone therapy; alcohol; Richard Roundtree; Ernie Green; Rod Roddy; Susan G. Komen Foundation; ACS; American Cancer Society; NCI; National Cancer Institute; CDC; Centers for Disease Control; MHN; Male Breast Cancer Resource Center
Last Access: October, 10, 2013 09:51:30 PM
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11. Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates, 2003 - Lung and Bronchus

MHN. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR). United States Cancer Statistics (USCS). National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. Year 2003 Selected cancers ranked by state, published 2007. Keywords: invasive cancer incidence; cancer death rates; 95% Confidence Intervals; male; men; female; women
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:18:30 AM
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12. Cancer in Tennessee

Flyer. Cancer in Tennessee by sex and race; 2002 data, age adjusted using year 2000 standards. Tennessee Department of Health; mortality; malignant neoplasms; lung cancer; lung trachea bronchus cancer; prostate cancer; PCa; breast cancer; BCa; colo-rectal cancer; colon rectum anus cancer; skin cancer; white men; black men; white women; black women
Last Access: October, 10, 2013 11:52:16 AM
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13. Chemotherapy and Patient Identity: An Ethnography of Male Cancer Patients

Not a MHN document - This ethnography explores the impact of chemotherapy on male identity through the use of patient interviews and treatment observation. The outcome of the study shows that patients experience both positive and negative identity changes, ranging from gaining the satisfaction of becoming a role model to the devastation of losing one's sense of masculinity.
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:18:42 AM
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14. The Chemotherapy Experience: Advice From Patients to Patients

Not a MHN document - This brief brochure (tri-fold design) explains first-day chemotherapy treatment processes based on a compilation of patient advice. The brochure is designed to answer basic patient questions that often go unasked prior to treatment.
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:18:49 AM
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15. Medicare to Cover Screening Immunoassay Fecal-Occult Blood Tests: 11-03

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) makes screening immunoassay fecal-occult blood tests (iFOBTs) available to Medicare beneficiaries age 50 and older. Both the press release and full report are included here. Keywords: Colorectal cancer; colon; USPSTF; FOBT; Hemoccult II; SENSA; adenomas; colonoscopy; immunochemical; immunochemical; IFOBT; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ELISA
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:17:35 AM
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16. National Cancer Institute (NCI) palliative care study: September 2003

NCI is looking for patients, caregivers, & physicians to participate in telephone focus groups & in-depth interviews. Keywords: Cancer; Stage III; Stage IV; patients; caregivers; treatment; family; friends; physicians; doctors; health professionals
Last Access: October, 11, 2013 09:32:30 AM
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17. Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2000

National Cancer Institute. Death rates from the 4 most common cancers-lung, breast, prostate, & colorectal-continued to decline in the late 1990s. Screening; treatment; Healthy People 2010; prostate specific antigen; PSA; mammography; sigmoidoscopy; colonoscopy; fecal occult
Last Access: October, 10, 2013 09:41:47 PM
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18. Colorectal Cancer Test Use Among Persons Aged >50 Years - United States, 2001

MMWR. Keywords: HHS; Centers for Disease Control; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; screening; fecal occult blood testing; sigmoidoscopy; colonoscopy; double contrast barium enema; lower endoscopic surveillance; lower endoscopy; American Cancer Society
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:19:07 AM
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19. Skin Cancer: Preventing America's Most Common Cancer: 2002 Program Fact Sheet:

Centers for Disease Control. Keywords: CDC; skin cancer; basal cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; melanoma; ultraviolet (UV) rays; tanning beds; sun lamps; sunburn; white; black; light skin color; freckles; eye color; moles
Last Access: October, 14, 2013 11:25:42 AM
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20. Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet 2002: CDC

Centers for Disease Control analysis of colon and rectum cancer in the USA. Includes rates among men and women, race and ethnicity 1990-1999.
Last Access: October, 9, 2013 11:19:13 AM
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