Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium

2008 Report to the Community:
Take Care Lycoming

LCHIC's Healthy County 2008 -
A Report on Lycoming Cancer Prevention

National Cancer Institute’s-Cancer Information Service

1-800-4-CANCER (22-6237)

Cancer information specialists can answer your questions about cancer and help you with quitting smoking. They can also help you with using the NCI's Web site, www.cancer.gov, and can tell you about NCI's printed and electronic materials. Cancer information specialists have access to comprehensive, accurate information on a range of cancer topics, including the most recent advances in cancer treatment. They are knowledgeable, caring, and experienced at explaining medical information. The service is confidential, and information specialists spend as much time as needed for thorough and personalized responses.

http://www.cancer.gov/help

To learn about some cancers commonly affecting Lycoming County residents, click on the following links:

Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Skin Cancer (non-melanoma)
Melanoma
Prostate Cancer

LiveHelp Online Chat
Have a confidential online text chat with a cancer information specialist from the NCI's Cancer Information Service - Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. LiveHelp

https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp

Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle

Get the plain and simple truth about cancer risk.

• Now there is a reliable source for
• Risk information for six common cancers
• Steps to reduce your risk
• Tips for understanding cancer news stories
• Tools to use with your doctor to manage your cancer risk
• And much more!

http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov

NIH Senior Health - cancer

NIH Senior Health is an easy-to-use website that features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. Use the buttons at the top of each page to make the text bigger, change text color, or hear the text read aloud. This category covers types of cancers, many of which are more likely to occur with age.

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/category/cancer.html

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