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DOOM AND GLOOM HEALTH STORIES RECENTLY, WE LOVE TO SHARE SOME GOOD HEALTH NEWS . LISTEN TO
THIS. A NEW STUDY SHOWS THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING FROM
CANCER IN THE U.S. HAS DROPPED
27 STRAIGHT YEARS NOW. THAT
MEANS THREE POINT TWO MILLION
FEWER CANCER DEATHS THAN WHAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED IF
DEATH RATES HAD STAYED AT THEIR
PEAK FROM NINETEEN NINETY ONE.
AND HERE TO TALK WITH US MORE
ABOUT THE REPORT AND WHAT IT
ALL MEANS, SAN DIEGO DR. THOMAS
BUCKLES, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF
THE SCRIPPS M.D. ANDERSON
CANCER CENTER AND A SCRIPPS
CLINIC PHYSICIAN. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE, DOCTOR.
IT'S A PLEASURE. I THINK YOU'RE
FOR LET ME COME AND SHARE IN
THIS GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING. WE
LOVE TO SHARE GOOD
NEWS ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING
THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING WITH
KOBE AND EVERYTHING GOING ON.
SO LET'S START WITH THE CANCER
RATES HERE. WHY ARE WE SEEING
THIS THIS TREND THAT'S GOING
DOWN FEWER OVERALL CANCER
DEATHS? IT'S JUST GREAT TO
HEAR. WELL, IT REFLECTS
PROGRESS BE MADE ON MANY, MANY
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CANCER.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THINK IT'S
CANCER PREVENTION EFFORTS AWARE
OR MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF
THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT USING
TOBACCO FOR INSTANCE, WHICH IS
A MAJOR CARCINOGEN. STILL THE
IMPORTANCE OF SUNSCREEN
PROTECTION. NOWADAYS WE HAVE
VACCINATION AGAINST HUMAN
PAPILLOMA VIRUS WHICH IS A
COMMON CAUSE OF CANCER. AND SO
THESE EFFORTS ARE VERY
IMPORTANT TO HELP MITIGATE THE
RISK OF DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER.
SECONDARILY, WE WANT TO DETECT
CANCER EARLY WHERE IT'S IN ITS
MOST CURABLE FORM. AT SCRIPPS
M.D. ANDERSON, WE'RE OPEN FOR
VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCER
SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT COVERED AND THE
HEALTH PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS
WEARING MASKS, STAYING HOME AS
THEY HAD POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON CANCER CANCER RATES.
KOMEN DOESN'T DIRECTLY HAVE A
LINK TO CANCER DEVELOPMENT BUT
WHAT IT HAS CAUSED IS AS A
RELUCTANCE TO UNDERGO ROUTINE
CANCER SCREENING. IT'S
ESTIMATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
46 PERCENT DECREASE IN CANCER
DIAGNOSIS DURING THE SPRING AND
SUMMER WHICH LIKELY IS PEOPLE
PUTTING OFF THEIR ROUTINE
MAMMOGRAPHY. THEIR ROUTINE
COLON ESCAPEES AND
UNFORTUNATELY THIS WE PROJECT
IS GOING TO LEAD TO INCREASED
STAGE OF CANCER OR MORE
ADVANCED CANCERS WHEN IT IS
DETECTED WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO
RESULT IN PERHAPS NATIONALLY
ABOUT 10000 ADDITIONAL DEATHS
FROM CANCER. WE WANT TO GET THE
MESSAGE OUT THAT CANCER
SCREENING IS STILL SAFE. YOU
CAN STILL KEEP YOUR ROUTINE
COLON OSC AP AND ROUTINE
IMAGING AND SENIOR
DERMATOLOGIST FOR FOR SKIN
CANCER DETECTION AGAIN AT
SCRIPPS M.D. ANDERSON, WE DO AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT'S VERY SAFE
AND PROTECTIVE AGAINST CO BUT
IS THERE ARE THERE WAYS IF YOU
DON'T NEED TO BE SEEN IN
PERSON? SOME OF THAT CAN BE
DONE VIRTUALLY. I MEAN WE DON'T
WANT PEOPLE TO PUSHING THIS
OFF. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT?
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
FIRST OFF AGAIN, OUR AMBULATORY
CENTERS ARE VERY SAFE AND WE
HAVEN'T HAD OUTBREAKS OF CODED
WHEN PEOPLE ARE COME IN FOR
ROUTINE SCREENING. BUT YEAH,
TELEHEALTH IS AN IMPORTANT
ADJUNCT THAT THAT HELPS
PHYSICIANS WITH THESE ISSUES.
COLON CANCER SCREENING
SOMETIMES AGAIN COLON ASK COULD
BE AS RECOMMENDED BUT YOU COULD
ALSO DO MORE HOME BASED TESTS
THAT MEASURE DNA AND STOOL
SAMPLES OR EVEN BLOOD AND STOOL
SAMPLES. SO THERE ARE SOME
LINKAGE THAT PATIENTS CAN WORK
WITH THEIR PHYSICIAN TO UNDERGO
CANCER SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT
HAVING TO COME TO A HOSPITAL.
GOT YOU. OK. WELL, DO YOU LOOK
THE OVERALL TREND IS DOWN BUT
DEATH RATES FOR SOME FORMS OF
CANCER ARE RISING. WHAT ARE
THOSE CANCERS AND WHAT CAN WE
DO ABOUT THAT? WELL, YOU'RE
RIGHT. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF
PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY WHO ARE
CONFRONTED WITH THIS LIFE
THREATENING DISEASE STILL. SIX
HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE
UNITED STATES DIE OF CANCER
EVERY YEAR. SO THERE'S
MAINTAINS THIS URGENCY TO SEEK
OUT THE BEST AND MOST
COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENTS. WE'RE
MAKING SUCH A DIFFERENCE BY
WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AS
SCRIPPS M.D. ANDERSON, YOU
COULD SEE SURGEONS MEDICAL
ONCOLOGIST, RADIATION
ONCOLOGISTS ALL WORKING
TOGETHER IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENVIRONMENT. SOME CANCERS LIKE
YOU SUGGEST PANCREATIC CANCER
WOULD BE ONE WHERE THE DEATH
RATE CONTINUES TO BE
CHALLENGING. SO IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE ADVANCE THIS NEW
CLINICAL TRIALS LIKE WE HAVE AT
SCRIPPS AND TO BE, ANDERSON, IN
PANCREATIC CANCER LIVER CANCER
AND OTHER UNFORTUNATELY CANCER.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO DECREASE
IN ITS DEATH RATE. SO WE NEED
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF RESEARCH
AND CLINICAL TRIALS TO ADVANCE
NEW TREATMENTS AND WORK AND
PEOPLE LEARN MORE. HOW CAN THEY
GET THESE SCREENINGS DONE AND
MAKE THEIR APPOINTMENTS? I
THINK ALWAYS START WITH YOUR
PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR. AGAIN, IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT
SCREENING ISSUES OR ABOUT
WORKING WITH YOUR PRIMARY CARE
DOCTOR THEY COULD BE A CONDUIT
TO REFER YOU INTO A CANCER
SPECIALIST IF IF NECESSARY OR
SET YOU UP FOR YOUR ROUTINE
SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY. SO WE
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR
SCRIPPS HEALTH PRIMARY CARE
COMMUNITY TO SET UP STANDARDS
WITH RESPECT TO CANCER
PREVENTION AND CANCER SCREENING
EFFORTS. GET THOSE. AND IF YOU
HAVE ANY CONCERN ABOUT CANCER,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN US AT
SCRIPPS M.D. ANDERSON. WE'LL
HELP YOU THROUGH THAT. GET
THOSE SCREENINGS IN EVERYONE
DESPITE COVERED IN EVERYTHING.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT GONNA TAKE
CARE