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CANCER COMMUNITY EDUCATION
TAR WARS
Southeastern Med’s Auxiliary honored nine fifth grade students
in Guernsey and Noble counties whose drawings were entered into the Ohio Tar
Wars poster contest with a pizza party and a $25 gift card. Pictured l to r:
Front Row: Mia Peoples, Ashton Fulton, Lakyn Ogle, Lindsey Furr Back row: Joe
Eke, Jonathon Baker, Chase Mercer, Joshua Crum, Teagan Woodmansee
Southeastern Med Awards
Anti-Tobacco Competition Winners
Everyday more than 6,000 children experiment with a tobacco product,
and 50 percent of them become regular tobacco users. Southeastern
Med’s Auxiliary honored nine fifth grade students in Guernsey and
Noble counties whose drawings were entered into the Ohio Tar Wars
poster contest with a pizza party and a $25 gift card.
Tar Wars is a national initiative of the American Academy of Family
Physicians designed to curtail the fast growing rate of childhood
smokers by educating students, mobilizing the efforts of healthcare
providers and encouraging community involvement. Tar Wars is
co-sponsored locally by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
Foundation and Southeastern Med.
“In the fifth grade age group, approximately 2 percent use tobacco, but
by the ninth grade, approximately 25 percent are using tobacco,”
said Becky Wheeler, CTR, manager of the Cancer Registry Services at
Southeastern Med. “By the time they are seniors in high school that
rate rises to 33 percent. The most beneficial result of Tar Wars is
teaching children how to disregard the marketing tactics aimed at
them by tobacco companies and make better choices for themselves.”
Lakyn Ogle, a fifth grader from Brook Elementary School, won first place
in the Ohio Tar Wars poster contests. Lakyn’s poster featured a
drawing a road map accompanied by the slogan “Whenever you’re
tobacco free, you are on the road to victory.”
In July, Lakyn and her parents will have the opportunity to travel to
Washington, D.C. to participate in the national poster contest and
awards ceremony, where her original artwork will be displayed.
During the month of March, Wheeler presents the Tar Wars Program to
schools in Guernsey and Noble Counties with 16 presentations and
reaches more than 500 fifth grade students.
Tina Kiser Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Visit TKCCC at
http://tkcoloncancercoalition.org/
Stop It Before It Starts
 The Blue
Star marks a united front
in the fight against colon cancer. If you're 50 or older, you need
to think about colon cancer.
The Blue Star symbol was developed by the National Colorectal Cancer
Roundtable (NCCRT), a nationwide coalition of more than 60 public,
private and volunteer organizations
committed to raising colon cancer awareness.
EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER
American Cancer Society recommendations for early
detection of Cancer in Average Risk, Asymptomatic People
|
CANCER TYPE/SITE |
GENDER |
AGE |
TEST OR PROCEDURE |
FREQUENCY |
|
Breast |
F |
20-39 |
Clinical Breast Exam
Breast Self Exam
(recommended but optional) |
Every 3 Years
Monthly |
|
40+ |
Mammogram
Clinical Breast Exam
Breast Self Exam
(recommended but optional) |
Every Year1
Every Year
Monthly |
|
Cervix |
F |
<18 |
Pap Test
(if
sexually active) |
Every Year |
|
18-39 |
Pap Test
Pelvic Exam |
Every Year2
Every 1-3 Year |
|
40+ |
Pap Test
Pelvic Exam |
Every Year2
Every Year |
|
Colon & Rectum |
M&F |
50+ |
Colonoscopy |
Every 10 Years |
|
OR |
|
|
Double-Contrast
Barium Enema |
Every 5-10 Years |
|
OR |
|
|
Fecal Occult Blood
Test (FOBT) & Flexible Sigmoidoscopy3 |
Every Year
Every 5 Years |
|
OR |
|
|
Flexible
Sigmoidoscopy3 |
Every 5 Years |
|
OR |
|
|
Fecal Occult Blood
Test (FOBT)3 |
Every Year |
|
Prostate |
M |
50+4 |
Digital Rectal
Exam (DRE)
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
Blood Test |
Every Year
Every Year |
|
Cancer Related
Checkup |
M&F |
20-39 |
Health Counseling
and Exam of Thyroid, Testicles,
Ovaries, Lymph Nodes, Oral Cavity &
Skin |
Every 3 Years |
|
40+ |
Health Counseling
and Exam of Thyroid, Testicles,
Ovaries, Lymph Nodes, Oral Cavity &
Skin |
Every Year |
1 If facing sever health problems that are likely to shorten
life, discuss with medical professional about cessation of mammography screening
2 May be less frequent after three or more consecutive satisfactory normal
annual exams.
3 Flexible sigmoidoscopy together with FOBT is preferred when compared to FOBT or
flexible sigmoidoscopy alone. All positive tests should be followed up with a
colonoscopy.
4 Men in high-risk groups, such as African-American men or those with a strong
familial predisposition (two or more affected first-degree relatives), should
begin screening at an earlier age.
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