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Hope United Methodist Church Cancer Support Ministry<br />
February is National Cancer Prevention Month<br />
Prevention and Early<br />
Detection Can Improve<br />
Your Quality of Life<br />
Join us Tuesday, February 13, 2017<br />
at 7:00 PM in the Library<br />
Guest Speaker: Dr. Michele Reid, Psychiatrist<br />
HOW MANY NEW CASES OF CANCER WERE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED AMONG AFRICAN<br />
AMERICANS in 2013? According to American Cancer Society 176,620. (94,540 men) (82,080 women)<br />
Cancer is the second leading cause of death for African Americans.<br />
African Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival rate of any other ethnic group in the<br />
United States for most cancers.<br />
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP YOURSELF AND OTHERS?<br />
Put a plan in place for a healthy lifestyle-talk with your Doctor, schedule mammograms, colorectal<br />
screenings, Pap tests, HPV Vaccinations or PSA (prostate specific antigen) tests for men.<br />
Pay attention to risk factors and have a strategy- Cancer can greatly be reduced by avoiding risk factors<br />
but, not all cancers are preventable. Risk factors are anything that increases a person’s chance of<br />
getting the disease like tobacco use, unhealthy diet and/or lack of exercise.<br />
STOP TOBACCO USE!! The smoker is also endangering the lives of others through second and third<br />
hand smoke. For help seek out the American Cancer or Lung Association.<br />
START A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PRACTICE- Read up on nutrition, eat right and maintain your weight.<br />
Being overweight can increase the risk of several types of cancers. Start your healthy lifestyle practice<br />
today!!! It is a daily practice—make this a part of your daily schedule!!!<br />
EAT FIVE OR MORE SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EACH DAY. (Two or three cups of<br />
vegetables, and 1.5 to 2 cups of fruit).<br />
GO PESTICIDE FREE AND ORGANIC WHEN POSSIBLE. Go to www.foodnews.org for a Shoppers Guide<br />
to Pesticides for 2013.<br />
EAT WHOLE GRAINS whenever possible rather than processed (refined) grains and sugars.<br />
START REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY-Get regular exercise (30 minutes of moderate physical activity<br />
on 5 or more days each week). Research shows that it lowers the risk of breast and colon cancers.<br />
Eric and Gloria Hardy – Chairs, Cancer Support Ministry<br />
The Reverend Rosaline Green, Executive Pastor<br />
The Reverend B. Kevin Smalls, D. Min., Senior Pastor<br />
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