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Keep Track of Your Moles – World Cancer Day 4 February

28 January 2019 By Alan Straton Leave a Comment

Doctor Lee-Ann Jones

As there are differences between nations, so there is unity. On February 4th, an initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), will again focus its efforts in uniting the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, promote equity and to integrate cancer control into the word health and development agenda. Doctor Lee-Ann Jones, a clinical and radiation oncologist at Cancercare, says that World Cancer Day resonates with her, as it does with all oncologists, whose daily challenge it is to provide the best available advice and treatment for their patients. Dr Jones suggests that information is key to the prevention and early detection of cancer. Regular screenings, self- examinations and the adoption of a healthy and positive lifestyle are the givens. Early identification of the disease will inevitably increase the potential for recovery. She advises that there are screening guidelines available for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer and skin cancer. While these can generally be categorised according to a person’s age, someone in their 40’s and 50’s will be at higher risk of cancer than someone in their 20’s. There are exceptions and genetic factors that need to be taken into consideration. If one has a family history of cancer, then it is advisable to discuss this with your general practitioner and have regular screenings from a younger age. Women should examine their breasts regularly and have a pap smear every three years. By the same token, men should examine their testicles for any changes in shape or size. Everyone should keep track of their moles and have a full body-skin examination with a dermatologist every two years. Always notify your doctor if you notice any changes in mole shape, size or colour. The early detection of melanoma is vital to a successful recovery. To prevent colorectal cancer, a colonoscopy every five to ten years is recommended from the age of 50. Smokers are at great risk and whether one currently smokes - or only stopped smoking in the past 15 years, an annual CT scan to screen for lung cancer could be considered. As we age, the regularity and types of screening we undertake will change. “It is never too late to adopt a healthy way of living and to change your risk profile,” says Dr Jones. “There are eight reasonable steps to reduce your cancer … [Read more...]

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The hairy truth about Prostate Cancer plus 2 Things to lessen your risk

19 November 2018 By Alan Straton Leave a Comment

Campanile Movember

It’s that time of year when previously smooth-lipped gents start sprouting proud lip lapas and women around the country brace themselves for fresh new batches of facial hair to appear in all shapes and sizes on their fathers, brothers, boyfriends, husbands, sons and male friends. It’s Movember in sunny South Africa and the boys have come out to play. Why the facial hair shenanigans? Movember is about more than just handlebars, soul patches, side bars and walruses - it's about increasing the life expectancy of South African men. The state of men's health in our country is in crisis. Men experience worse longer-term health than women and die on average six years earlier. Prostate cancer rates are poised to double in the next 15 years, while testicular cancer rates have already doubled in the last 50. Three quarters of reported suicides are committed by men. Poor mental health leads to half a million men taking their own life every year - that’s one every minute. These are frightening statistics, which is why organisations like the Men’s Foundation of South Africa seek to create awareness and start important conversations about difficult topics that tend to be swept under the collective rug by generations of men who have been brought up to grin and bear it. Topics like prostate cancer. If you just heard a business-like snap of a surgical glove and flinched involuntary when you read the word ‘prostate’, you are not alone. There is not a man alive who looks forward to a visit to the urologist. However, when statistics show that 80% of men over the age of 80 have prostate cancer, it’s clear that it is something that needs to be addressed. PSA blood test vs rectal exam (do you have to?) According to Dr Jörn Malan, a Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at the Cancercare Langenhoven Drive Oncology Centre in Port Elizabeth, all men should have a PSA blood test at least once a year from the time they turn 50, or as early as 40 if they have a history of prostate cancer in the family – but not just the blood test, a rectal examination is just as important. “The PSA blood test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen, a protein produced by both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue in the prostate. The higher the count, the more suspicious it is, but one must also be aware that one can have a cancer with a normal PSA count, and this is why the … [Read more...]

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