Cancer isn’t just one disease- it’s more than 100 diseases. More than 200,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer this year in spite of the fact that 4 in 10 cancer cases are preventable. Understanding the risk factors and making appropriate lifestyle changes is the key. A study conducted by Calgary researchers found that “the top five preventable risk factors for cancer are smoking cigarettes, physical inactivity, excess weight, low fruit consumption, and sun exposure. And the most preventable cancer was cervical cancer, thanks largely to the HPV vaccine”.
This week we are pleased to welcome Dr. Sevtap Savas, of the Division of Biomedical Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University for an important discussion on cancer rates in Newfoundland and the Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, a province-wide partnership between researchers, health professionals and members of the public focused in the needs and priorities of cancer patients and their families.
Janine Taylor-Cutting, Counselling Therapist, Patient Advocate and Cancer Survivor will join the conversation to share her personal experience as a stage 3 cancer survivor. From diagnosis through treatment to post-discharge from the cancer care system, patients and their families are faced with sometimes overwhelming challenges and ongoing difficulties. Learn what her first hand experience has taught her about the needs and priorities of cancer patients in Newfoundland and Labrador.
With our province having the highest rates of cancer in Canada you can’t afford to miss this important episode.