Maine includes diet etc as part of its prevention program.
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http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/ne...19cancer.shtml
ABSTRACT
...........Among its recommendations are more screening for colorectal, breast and other cancers, increasing primary-care doctors' awareness of the benefits of early detection, more awareness of the dangers of sun exposure, and more emphasis on exercise, controlling weight, reducing tobacco use, and other healthy practices............
The American Cancer Society's Kip DeSerres, chairman of the Maine Cancer Consortium, said that implementing the report's recommendations "can make significant impacts on the prevention and early detection of cancer" while improving the quality of life for those with the disease.
Still, cancer takes its toll in lives and resources. Its cost in lost productivity and medical treatments is $700 million per year in Maine.
Maine has the highest cancer mortality rate in New England, and a higher cancer death rate - 214 deaths per 100,000 people - than the national figure of 192 per 100,000. The four leading cancer diagnoses in Maine are lung, breast, prostate and colorectal, which together account for more than half of the cancer diagnoses in Maine.
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