Fast Facts

• The center provides over 3,000 medical oncology treatments per year.
  
  
• The center treats approximately 120 new radiation oncology patients each year.
  
  
• The Center treats more lung cancers than any other type of cancer, but skin and colon cancer, as well as lymphomas, are on the rise.
  

Cancer Prevention Facts

• During routine, yearly examinations, have your doctor test the amount of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in your blood and do a digital rectal exam (DRE).
• You may be able to lower your risk of prostate cancer by eating less red meat and fat and eating more vegetables, fruits, and grains.
• Taking vitamin E daily may lower the risk of prostate cancer.

• Do not smoke or quit smoking.
• Maintain a general healthy lifestyle.

• Get a regular colorectal cancer screening or testing.
• Maintain a good diet and exercise regularly.
• Multivitamins containing folic acid, or folate, may lower risk.

• Perform breast self-examinations and report any breast changes to a health professional right away.
• Women age 40 and older should have a screening mammogram every year.
• Avoid alcohol, exercise regularly, and maintain a slim body.

• Limit your exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Avoid being outdoors in intense sunlight, 10 am to 4 pm, for too long.
• Use sunscreens with a SPF factor of 15 or more on areas of skin exposed to the sun.
• Wrap-around sunglasses with at least 99% UV absorption provide the best protection for the eyes and the skin area around the eyes.
• Know the moles on your body and check them periodically for changes.