Prevention ­ Best Defense Against Cancer

 

The health care professionals at the Cancer Prevention Center are working to make sure many people will never know what it's like to have cancer.

 

Since prevention is a person's best defense against the disease, the center offers comprehensive screening and early detection services for several cancers.

 

They include:

 

· CheqUp Health Risk Assessment -- an interactive computer-based health questionnaire that assesses cancer and heart disease risks.

 

· Comprehensive Cancer Screening Examination -- a thorough cancer screening examination that includes individualized instruction for self-examination.

 

· Cancer Prevention Consultation -- a review of risk assessment and screening results with recommendations for reducing personal cancer risks.

 

· Smoking Cessation Counseling -- individualized smoking cessation and relapse counseling.

 

· Nutrition Counseling -- a dietary evaluation with personalized counseling for risk reduction.

 

· High-Risk Evaluation -- offers risk-reduction strategies and provides specialized screening tests for individuals at increased risk for cancer.

 

· Chemoprevention -- the use of drug therapy to prevent cancer in high-risk patients.

 

· Wellness Program -- a monitoring program to help long-term cancer survivors minimize their risks and detect recurrences early.

 

· WellCheq -- screenings for cancer patients to detect a second cancer in a different body site.

 

· Genetic Testing and Counseling -- offered to qualifying individuals who are at increased risk for certain cancers due to a personal or family history of the disease.

 

· The Learning Center -- provides the latest information on cancer and prevention for patients, their families and the public. To learn about specific programs and cancer prevention classes, call The Learning Center at (713) 745-8063.

 

For more information on the above programs, call the Cancer Prevention Center at (800) 438-6434 or (713) 745-8040.

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