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Four Facts South Dakotans Should Overweight & Obesity:
Know About Lung Cancer Screening
Leading Cancer
SOUTH DAKOTA – (November 8,
2017) – Lung cancer is the nation’s
leading cause of cancer deaths,
and every year 580 South Dakota
residents are diagnosed with the disease. During Lung Cancer Awareness
Month (November), the American
Lung Association in South Dakota’s
LUNG FORCE initiative is highlighting the availability of a lifesaving tool
– lung cancer screening.
One reason lung cancer is so
deadly is because by the time you
have symptoms, it may already have
spread and become more difficult to
treat. Lung cancer screening with a
low-dose CT scan is a powerful tool
to diagnose lung cancer in individuals who are at high risk at an early
stage, when it is much more likely to
be curable. An estimated 9 million
Americans are considered at high
risk for lung cancer, and if only half
of those at high risk were screened,
more than 15,000 could be saved.
Despite this lifesaving opportunity,
fewer than 5 percent of high-risk
Americans have been screened for
lung cancer.
According to the American Lung
Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative,
here are the top four things everyone should know about lung cancer
screening:
1. A low-dose CT Scan is the only
tool that reduces the lung cancer
mortality rate for those at high risk.
Low-dose CT scan is a special kind
of X-ray that takes many pictures
as you lie on a table that slides in
and out of the machine. A computer
then combines these pictures into
a detailed picture of your body. It is
painless and quick.
2. Screening is not recommended
for everyone. Screening is recommended for those considered at
high risk for the disease. To learn
more about your risk, take the lung
cancer screening eligibility quiz at
SavedByTheScan.org and speak to
your doctor if you think you may be
at risk.
3. Awareness of lung cancer
screening is critically low. Despite
the lifesaving potential of screening, 84 percent of those who qualify
are unfamiliar with the low-dose CT
scan, according to the American
Lung Association’s 4th annual Lung
Health Barometer. To raise awareness about lung cancer screening,
the American Lung Association’s
LUNG FORCE initiative has partnered
with the Ad Council to launch the
“Saved By The Scan” public awareness campaign – urging everyone
to learn more about lung cancer
screening.
4. Screening is covered by most
healthcare plans. Lung cancer
screening is now covered by Medicare and most healthcare plans for
those considered at high risk. However, according to the Lung Health
Barometer, only 15 percent of those
who qualify for screening are aware
that it is covered by Medicare and
most healthcare plans at no cost.
About the American Lung
Association in South Dakota
The American Lung Association in
South Dakota is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung
disease, through research, education
and advocacy. The work of the American Lung Association is focused on
four strategic imperatives: to defeat
lung cancer; to improve the air we
breathe; to reduce the burden of
lung disease on individuals and their
families; and to eliminate tobacco
use and tobacco-related diseases.
For more information about the
American Lung Association, a holder
of the Better Business Bureau Wise
Giving Guide Seal, or to support the
work it does, call 1-800-LUNGUSA (1800-586-4872) or visit: Lung.org.
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By Nikki Prosch
SDSU Extension Health & Physical Activity Field Specialist
In South Dakota and the U.S. cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults. Cancer can affect people
of all ages and the vast classifications of cancers make it a
complex disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new Vital Signs factsheet
based on data from 2005-2014 that links overweight and
obesity to 13 different types of cancers. These 13 cancers
make up 40% of all cancer diagnosis and include cancer of
the liver, kidneys, thyroid, breast, pancreas, ovaries and
others.
Weight & Cancer Risk
Many factors can increase your risk for cancer, including tobacco use, family history, age and exposure to
chemicals or other substances. However, according to the
CDC, avoiding tobacco and keeping a healthy weight are
among the most important controllable behaviors people
can do to lower their risk. People who are overweight
or obese can have changes occur in their body that may
lead to cancer, changes such as increased inflammation or
increases in certain hormones.
Key Findings:
• Two in three US adults weigh more than recommended.
• Overweight and obesity are associated with at least 13
types of cancer.
• More than 630,000 people in the US are diagnosed with a
cancer associated with overweight and obesity.
What can be done?
• Communities can continue to work to provide access
to safe and easy physical activity opportunities, make it
easier to choose healthy food options where people live,
support cancer control programs that focus on prevention,
education, screening, quality of care and survivorship, and
partner with local businesses to make healthy eating and
physical activity the easy choice for community members.
• Individually, everyone can eat a healthy diet, engage
in the recommended amount of physical activity each
week, lose weight (if above recommended) or maintain a
healthy weight, and support community and state efforts
around nutrition and physical activity prevention and
promotion.
José-Marie Griffiths, president of
Dakota State University
• At-Large—Kevin Doyle, retired
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The Board of Regents is working with Zachary Smith and Sophie
Stava of the executive search firm,
Witt/Kieffer, to identify and review
candidates. The search process gets
underway this month. Contingent
on a successful search, Schieffer
said the timeline calls for the new
president of the University of South
Dakota to be appointed this spring
and begin duties on or around July
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