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Public Health and Cancer Awareness

The 日韩无码 Cancer Center is a trusted source for cancer prevention, screening, and detection. Our public health campaigns are designed to promote healthy behaviors and educate the community about cancer.

Rally Against Cancer Winter 2025

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This winter, the 日韩无码 Cancer Center and  in partnership with  are raising awareness about cancer screening and prevention and  for cancer patients and cancer research through the annual Rally Against Cancer hockey and basketball games. Wear your lavender as a show of support and attend one or more of the following games:

  • February 8, 2025, 6 p.m. - 日韩无码 Women鈥檚 Hockey vs. Boston College
  • February 15, 2025, 4 p.m. - 日韩无码 Women鈥檚 Basketball vs. Maine
  • *February 22, 2025, 4:30 p.m. - 日韩无码 Men鈥檚 Basketball vs. UMass Lowell
  • February 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m. - 日韩无码 Men鈥檚 Hockey vs. Boston College

*With thanks to 日韩无码 Athletics, the 日韩无码 Cancer Center can offer a discounted rate to patients, friends and family members of a patient or a care provider to the Men鈥檚 Basketball game vs. UMass Lowell on February 22nd. If you identify in one of these groups, please use discount code 日韩无码25 at checkout. 

Cancer Prevention

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Experts believe that up to 50% of cancers can be prevented. That鈥檚 because certain daily habits can make us more likely to get cancer. Changing these habits may help prevent cancer.

5 lifestyle changes that may reduce your cancer risk:

  • Quit smoking ( is Vermont's tobacco cessation resource) 
  • Make healthy food choices.
  • Get regular checkups & screenings.
  • Stay active.
  • Protect your skin with sun safe behaviors.


 

Colorectal Cancer Awareness

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March is colorectal cancer awareness month. With regular screening, almost all colorectal cancer can be prevented. If you are 45 or older, please talk to your doctor about screening options. 

 

Sun Safety Campaign

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Did you know that Vermont has the second highest incident rate of melanoma in the U.S.?
May is skin cancer awareness month and by limiting sun exposure you can reduce your skin cancer risk.

Learn more about our sun safety campaign

Three Prevention Tips:

  1. Cover up. Wear wide-brimmed hats, sun-protective clothing and sunglasses.
  2. Stay indoors between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or seek shade.
  3. Wear sunscreen, with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher.

Early detection promotes successful treatment, talk to your doctor about your screening options. 

: Find some simple health and safety tips for summertime activities.

: Learn about the signs of melanoma.

: Summer's coming. How many of these skin 'don'ts' do you do?

Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer. 日韩无码 Cancer Center clinical member, Shahid Ahmed, MD, MBBS, specializes in cancers of the urinary system and the reproductive organs in men and provides an overview of diagnosis and tips to manage treatment side effects in

Breast Cancer

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Resources

  • : View recordings of presentations and panels about surgical options, survivorship, integrative care, palliative care, and breakthrough advances in the research.
  • : Learn more about the 日韩无码 Cancer Center's research, education, community outreach, and clinical care related to breast cancer.
  • Clinical Trials: See what clinical trials are being offered related to breast cancer.
  • : Learn about the team of clinicians who provide genetic screening and risk assessment.
  • : The American Cancer Society recommends these screening guidelines. 
  • : Reach out to your primary care provider or the Breast Care Center if you are due for a screening.
  • : There are many resources for patients in treatment or patients who have completed their treatment, including and the popular class. 

Lung Cancer

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: The 日韩无码 Cancer Center teamed up with Dartmouth Cancer Center and Vermonters Taking Action Against Cancer to encourage more Vermonters to get screened for lung cancer. When detected early, local tumors can be removed which increases the patient's survival rate from 24% to 60%. Learn more about:

  • Guidelines
  • Screening locations in Vermont
  • Eligibility requirements

: Learn more about the Cunniff lab's promising new therapy for mesothelioma and metastatic cancer, which is currently a Phase I clinical trial. 

Clinical Trials: See what clinical trials are being offered related to lung cancer.