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Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Early Detection
1 CHAPTER 1 Cancer prevention , screening , and Early DetectionHeather Greene, MSN, RN, FNP, AOCNP IntroductionIn 2015, an estimated 1,658,370 new cases of Cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the United States, and 589,430 Cancer deaths are expected (American Cancer Society [ACS], 2015). One-quarter to one-third of these Cancer deaths will be related to tobacco use, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and obesity (World Cancer Research Fund & American Insti-tute for Cancer Research, 2009). All Cancer deaths related to tobacco and alcohol abuse are entirely preventable. Additionally, any of the more than two million new cases of skin can-cer diagnosed annually could be prevented by avoiding overexposure to ultraviolet light.
cancer prevention and early detection requires integration into current practice. Cancer Risk Assessment. Cancer risk assessment is a vital part of the oncology APN’s role in cancer prevention . and early detection. To provide accurate counseling on cancer risk reduction strategies (e.g.,
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