| The rate of new cancer cases in Ontario is increasing by 3% annually, mainly because our population is growing older.
In the year 2000, 50,000 Ontarians will be diagnosed with cancer
and almost 25,000 will die from cancer. Ontario's cancer death rates could be reduced by 20% - about 5,000 fewer deaths from cancer each year by: - Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fibre
- Exercise Regularly
- Be smoke free
- Learn how to manage your stress
- Follow responsible drinking guidlines when using alcohol
- Protect your skin from the sun
- Be aware of environmental health issues
- Talk with a health professional about the importance of early detection for men and women
- The Ontario Cervical Screening Program recommends that women have regular pap tests
- The Ontario Breast Screening Program provides services to women over 50 in Woodstock. Call 539-7838 for your appointment
- About one in every four fatal cancers is caused by tobacco use.
- Ontario's teenage smoking rate is increasing.
- Oral cancer is related to smoking and alcohol abuse. - About one in every three fatal cancers is caused by our diet and physical inactivity.
- Diet in Ontario is high in calories and low in fruits and vegetables.
- Most Ontarians are not physically active. - Ontario cancer screening programs are not achieving their potential.
- The Ontario Breast Screening Program reaches only one-quarter of eligible women.
- About one-half of cervical cancer deaths in Ontario could be prevented with an improved cervical screening program.
- Colorectal Cancer kills about 2,200 Ontarians each year. It is the second-most-common fatal cancer after lung cancer. Screening could reduce the death rate by 20%.
- Reducing smoking to equal the lowest level in North America
- Improving our diet and physical activity to match the best in North America
- Screening 350,000 women annually by the Ontario breast screening program
- Implementing effective programs of screening for cervical cancer and colorectal cancer
Other important prevention targets include: - Occupational carcinogens
- Unprotected exposure to sunlight
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Ionizing radiation
- Infections, such as hepatitis B and C
- Some forms of environmental pollution
| |
