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Prevention and Screenings
Cancer Screenings and Early Detection
The Dreiling Schmidt Cancer Institute at Hays Medical Center provides services to those at risk for cancer or for those who are interested in decreasing their risks for cancer. A variety of screening clinics are held throughout the year. These screening clinics include skin, prostate, breast, and colorectal. These screening clinics are coordinated with the assistance of local physicians. Many of the screening clinics are free. Look for announcements of these screenings thoughout the year, or ask your primary physician about them.
The colorectal screening program is available throughout the year. Local and regional physicians and pharmacies participate in the program by distributing the kits through their locations. This service is available free of charge.
The Dreiling Schmidt Cancer Institute is also a provider for the Kansas Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative. Breast screening and cervical screenings are provided to qualified women based on need and income.
For more information about prevention and early detection, click on address below:
Prevention & Early Detection
Encourage the men in your life to receive a regular cancer screening.
Click on this address to learn about screenings for men: Screening for Men
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness:
According to the American Cancer Society, 1.3 million cases of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer are detected each year. When detected early, these types of skin cancers have a cure rate of 95%. But the rate of the most dangerous skin cancer, melanoma, is on the rise. Someone dies of melanoma every hour and 6 out of 7 skin cancer deaths are from melanoma. But there are things you can do the prevent skin cancer and detect it at its earliest, most treatable stage.
Sun Protection:
- Limit the time you're in direct sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun's rays are strongest
- Use a sunblock with Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 15 with UVA and UVB protection
- Cover up by wearing tightly woven long pants and shirts with sleeves
- Wear a hat with a wide enough brim to cover your neck, face and ears
- Don't forget sunglasses that protect against both UVA and UVB rays
Click on this link to learn more about: Sunscreen and UV
Tobacco Use Risks and Cessation:
For information about smoking and tobacco cessation programs and health risks associated with using tobacco products, click on title below:
Smoking and Tobacco Risks and Cessation Programs
Click below for Smoking/Tobacco Use Cancer Fact Sheets:
Smoking/Tobacco Use Cancer Fact Sheets
Colorectal Cancer Awareness:
Colorectal screening tests can detect the disease in its earliest, and most curable stages, and may actually help discover precancerous tissue. These tests can find polyps - growths on the lining of the colon or rectum - that can turn into cancer. Removing the polyps can help prevent the disease from ever occurring.
There are several screening tests for colorectal cancer including fecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and double-contrast barium enema. If you are 50 years or older, talk with your health care provider about colorectal screening and which test is right for you. (Complete the colorectal cancer risk assessment tool.)
If you have a personal or family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps, other cancers, or of inflammatory bowel disease, you should talk with your health care provider about earlier and more frequent tests. In women who have a personal or family history of ovarian, endometrial or breast cancer may need to be screened before age 50.
If you would like to read more about colorectal cancer prevention, detection and treatment, visit the National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month website at:
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
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