Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (LBCHP)

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The Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (LCCCP) is one of the CDC-funded Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs (LCP) housed at the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Public Health. For more information, go to www.louisianacancer.org

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15 Reasons Why Anyone Can Get Colorectal Cancer

Thu, Feb 26, 2015 16:56 CET

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is a good time to let people know about some research from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT). It shows people 50 and over know they should get screened for colorectal cancer, yet it also shows they are letting bad reasons stand in the way of actually doing so. The NCCRT, which was established by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, has categorized people who are not getting screened as:“Procrastinator/ Rationalizers,” “Newly

6 CANCERS YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET

Mon, Feb 02, 2015 21:06 CET

World Cancer Day is Feb. 4Cancer. It’s a word people fear and a diagnosis that often inspires fatalism. However, as World Cancer Day raises awareness about the disease on Wed., Feb. 4, the Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (LCCCP) wants people to know there are at least six cancers they can easily avoid or catch early enough to beat. 1. Lung. Don’t smoke. Lung cancer is the most fatal cancer in the world and tobacco accounts for 90 percent of those deaths. That figure includes deaths from cigarettes, cigars and secondhand smoke, which is why businesses, municipalities and

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15 Reasons Why Anyone Can Get Colorectal Cancer

6 CANCERS YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET