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Alzheimer's Breast cancer Cancer Cervical cancer Mammograms Prostate ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTING ALZHEIMER'S: If you're a woman past menopause: ____ Ask your doctor about taking estrogren replacement therapy and/or the herb rosemary - may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's TREATING ALZHEIMER'S: ____ Watch for the following symptom: - Memory loss - usually the first sign ____ Ask your doctor about taking Vitamin E supplement - to slow the progress of the disease Caring for patients: ____ Don't tell them that they're wrong ____ Contact the Alzheimer's Association (alz.org or 800 272-3900) (determine the chapter nearest you) Back to Top BREAST CANCER Also see CANCER - Approx. 44,000 women die of breast cancer each year Prevention: ____ Exercise vigorously at least three times a week - has been shown to reduce breast cancer 40% ____ Consider using birth control pills - might reduce risk of breast cancer ____ Avoid alcohol - one study indicated a 10% increase in risk of breast cancer for every drink you have daily After age 35: If you have any of the following risk factors for breast cancer: - Family history of breast cancer - Having non-cancerous breast disease - Prior breast cancer - Have especially dense breast tissue - Had first child after you were 30 years old ____ Ask your doctor about getting your first mammogram and getting mammograms annually for the rest of your life After age 40: ____ Ask your doctor about getting your first mammogram and getting mammograms annually for the rest of your life TREATMENT: If your have a strong family history of breast cancer: ____ Ask your doctor about getting a genetic test to determine if you have the defective gene which causes ovarian cancer ____ Contact the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland to get referred to a qualified genetic counselor ____ Consult with a qualified genetic counselor Back to Top CANCER Also see: BREAST CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER, COLON, LUNG, OVARIAN, PROSTATE, SKIN PREVENTION: Regularly: ____ Eat or drink: - Garlic - might reduce risk of cancer - Tomato-based foods - Orange juice - might reduce risk of cancer - Pasta - might reduce risk of colon cancer ____ Reduce consumption of fat ____ Exercise TREATMENT: For head, neck, abdomen, chest, prostate, etc.: ____ Ask your doctor about proton radiation therapy (focused beams) For more info: ____ Check cancer links Back to Top CERVICAL CANCER Also see CANCER - Second to breast cancer as the most common malignancy ____ Delay the start of sexual activity - Women who start sexual activity before age of 18 are more likely to develop cervical cancer from an human papilloma virus (HPV)) ____ Get regular pap smear tests ____ Practice safe sex , e.g.: use a condom ____ Limit number of sexual partners Back to Top PROSTATE Also see: URINATION PROSTATE CANCER - PREVENTION: - approx. 1 of every 10 men will contract prostate cancer Regularly: ____ Consider eating more tomato-based foods - eating at least 10 servings a week may reduce risk of prostate cancer by 45% ____ Look for the following symptoms: - Difficulty with urination, e.g., having to get up at night, frequent urination, urgent urination After 35 years old, yearly: ____ Get a rectal exam - can also help detect rectal cancer, hidden blood in stool ____ Consider getting a blood test to check for elevated levels of prostatic-specific antagens PROSTATE CANCER - TREATMENT: ____ Ask your doctor about combining radiation with a hormone-blocking drug ENLARGED PROSTATE: - Symptoms of an enlarged prostate send approx. 6 million men to the doctor every year in the U.S. - Half of all men can expect to have signs of an enlarged prostate by age 50 If you have one or more of the following symptoms: - Straining to urinate - Needing to urinate frequently - Pain and a burning sensation while urinating - A feeling that the bladder doesn't fully void ____ Have your doctor determine if your prostate is enlarged If your prostate is enlarged: ____ Ask your doctor about microwave treatment - appears to reduce the possibility of retrograde ejaculation, impotence and incontinence - can be done as an outpatient Back to Top
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