Cancer Prevention, Control & Population Health

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation

 The adage "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" applies to tobacco in its many forms. Helping prevent youth smoking or chewing tobacco, including e-cigarettes, hookah, and cigars, to begin with, is an essential first step to promote community health and reduce the chances of getting cancer.

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nearly all of the evidence linking obesity to cancer risk comes from large cohort studies, a type of observational study. However, data from observational studies can be difficult to interpret and cannot definitively establish that obesity causes cancer. Despite the limitations of the study designs, there is consistent evidence that higher amounts of body fat are associated with increased risks of a number of cancers.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

In the United States, high-risk HPVs cause 3% of all cancers in women and 2% of all cancers in men. There are about 44,000 new cases of cancer in parts of the body where HPV is often found, and HPV is estimated to cause about 34,000 cancers each year, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control.

Cancer Care Delivery Research

Cancer Care Delivery Research, or CCDR, helps answer an important question: how do social factors, individual behaviors, organizational structures, health technologies, health care providers, financing, and influence the availability of care, quality of care, cost of care and outcomes of care.

Sun and Skin Protection

Squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma are also called non-melanoma skin cancers. Melanoma, which forms in the melanocytes, is a less common type of skin cancer that grows and can spread quickly.

Emotional and Mental Health

Depression is a comorbid disabling syndrome that affects approximately 15% to 25% of cancer patients. The mental health condition is believed to affect men and women with cancer equally, and gender-related differences in prevalence and severity have not been adequately evaluated.

• Georgia DBHDD Suicide Prevention Plan

 

 

Alcohol and Health Effects

Drinking alcohol can increase your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, larynx (voice box), liver, and breast. The more you drink, the higher your risk. The risk of cancer is much higher for those who drink alcohol and also use tobacco.

cancer Community Awareness Access Research and Education (c-CARE)

The cancer-Community Awareness & Access Research Education (c-CARE) program works with minority, urban and rural communities to improve cancer outcomes by collaborating with faith-based organizations, federally qualified health centers (FQHC’s), medical clinics and recreation and community centers and those families they serve.