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Though National Cancer Prevention Month has come to an end, Alkermes will not stop working to uncover potential new cancer immunotherapies. Share these tips that may help reduce the risk of cancer and help spread awareness.
Feb 23, 2021
February is National Cancer Prevention Month but being aware is not enough. The Cancer Prevention in Action Program (CPiA) urges people to lower cancer risk by making healthy choices, getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cancer, and staying up to date on cancer screenings.
Screening tests for cervical and colon cancer can find cancer before it starts. Mammograms can find breast cancer early, which means treatment may be easier and more successful. Getting the HPV vaccine can prevent about 90 percent of seven different types of cancer.
Yet, during the pandemic, in two April 2020 reports, cervical cancer screening dropped nationwide by 83 percent, mammograms by 87 percent and colonoscopies by 90 percent. HPV vaccination decreased by 73 percent. This is due to the temporary shutdown of medical offices for routine care to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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A Re-Cap of ‘This Week in Central New York’ (2/6)
Each Saturday, our community affairs radio program This Week in Central New York provides three interviews with guests from Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties. This show airs on this Townsquare Media station in the tri-county area from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. This past Saturday’s featured guests include:
Cali Riese, Public Education and Community Outreach Specialist for the Cancer Services Program of the Central Region. February is National Cancer Prevention Month and she talked about the importance of getting cancer screenings.
Al Rubin, acting President of Otsego County Chamber of Commerce talked about his background and the progress of permanently filling the that leadership role at the Chamber.