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    (gentle classical music)
    (gentle classical music)

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    - I am a disabled veteran.
    - I am a disabled veteran.

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    I worked payroll.
    I worked payroll.

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    We had your money and that's the best job. (laughs)
    We had your money and that's the best job. (laughs)

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    One of the five jobs that they say you don't mess with.
    One of the five jobs that they say you don't mess with.

  • 00:21

    I served honorably.
    I served honorably.

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    I loved it.
    I loved it.

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    To me, I've had some of the best doctors at VA Oakland.
    To me, I've had some of the best doctors at VA Oakland.

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    I have a mammogram every year.
    I have a mammogram every year.

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    This year, they found a lump.
    This year, they found a lump.

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    They did a biopsy, that it was cancer.
    They did a biopsy, that it was cancer.

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    - The four cancers for which we're systematically trying
    - The four cancers for which we're systematically trying

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    to do cancer screenings are colon cancer,
    to do cancer screenings are colon cancer,

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    lung cancer, which is leading cause of cancer death,
    lung cancer, which is leading cause of cancer death,

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    and then breast and cervical cancer.
    and then breast and cervical cancer.

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    - To me, it was a blessing when they found it.
    - To me, it was a blessing when they found it.

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    They set up for me to have surgery.
    They set up for me to have surgery.

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    The doctors here, they work quickly
    The doctors here, they work quickly

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    and got it taken care of.
    and got it taken care of.

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    I had a bone skin to make sure everything was done.
    I had a bone skin to make sure everything was done.

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    I am cancer free.
    I am cancer free.

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    - The really important cancer screenings
    - The really important cancer screenings

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    are mammograms to detect early breast cancer,
    are mammograms to detect early breast cancer,

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    colonoscopy is for colon cancer,
    colonoscopy is for colon cancer,

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    a pap smear for cervical cancer,
    a pap smear for cervical cancer,

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    and we also have CT scans to evaluate for lung cancer.
    and we also have CT scans to evaluate for lung cancer.

  • 01:21

    - I started coming in VA back in the 80s.
    - I started coming in VA back in the 80s.

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    I was smoking.
    I was smoking.

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    Last year, they done a screening
    Last year, they done a screening

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    and they said that they saw a spot.
    and they said that they saw a spot.

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    From there, they started doing the biopsies
    From there, they started doing the biopsies

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    and confirmed that it was cancer.
    and confirmed that it was cancer.

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    It kinda makes you wonder,
    It kinda makes you wonder,

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    am I gonna live or what's gonna happen?
    am I gonna live or what's gonna happen?

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    But put it in the Lord's hand.
    But put it in the Lord's hand.

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    If He see fit for me to come out of it, He would.
    If He see fit for me to come out of it, He would.

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    If I hadn't been doing the screening,
    If I hadn't been doing the screening,

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    I'd probably still be smoking.
    I'd probably still be smoking.

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    It could have been too late.
    It could have been too late.

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    They went in, they took it out,
    They went in, they took it out,

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    and it didn't call for no radiation and no chemo.
    and it didn't call for no radiation and no chemo.

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    - The goal of cancer screening is to detect cancer,
    - The goal of cancer screening is to detect cancer,

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    either when it's pre-cancerous or when it's early cancer.
    either when it's pre-cancerous or when it's early cancer.

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    - Detecting that cancer early can sometimes be preventative.
    - Detecting that cancer early can sometimes be preventative.

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    You can take out polyps before they start invading
    You can take out polyps before they start invading

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    and even if it is invasive, you can detect it
    and even if it is invasive, you can detect it

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    at an earlier stage where the treatments
    at an earlier stage where the treatments

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    are more likely to be curative.
    are more likely to be curative.

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    - [Haley] That can impact people's outcomes and save lives.
    - [Haley] That can impact people's outcomes and save lives.

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    - As veterans, we have gone and put our life on the line
    - As veterans, we have gone and put our life on the line

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    and you serve your country.
    and you serve your country.

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    Some won't come home.
    Some won't come home.

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    One will come home messed up badly.
    One will come home messed up badly.

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    With the VA given veterans the best healthcare
    With the VA given veterans the best healthcare

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    that is available is extremely important.
    that is available is extremely important.

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    - I've been privileged to be the cancer doctor
    - I've been privileged to be the cancer doctor

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    to so many veterans.
    to so many veterans.

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    This is a population that deserves
    This is a population that deserves

  • 02:55

    the best medical care possible.
    the best medical care possible.

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    - [Renee] Having all your medical through the VA
    - [Renee] Having all your medical through the VA

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    is something that makes it a lot easier on you.
    is something that makes it a lot easier on you.

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    - It didn't cost me anything
    - It didn't cost me anything

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    for the surgery, medication, or anything.
    for the surgery, medication, or anything.

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    I can't describe it.
    I can't describe it.

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    It just makes you feel good.
    It just makes you feel good.

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    You can go out and tell people that if you got it
    You can go out and tell people that if you got it

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    and it's caught in time, you can be healed.
    and it's caught in time, you can be healed.

  • 03:19

    - You want to be here to take care of your family,
    - You want to be here to take care of your family,

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    your kids, your grandkids.
    your kids, your grandkids.

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    You wanna see them grow up.
    You wanna see them grow up.

  • 03:24

    I don't play around with my health.
    I don't play around with my health.

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    If I wasn't taking mammograms every year,
    If I wasn't taking mammograms every year,

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    that could have got to the point
    that could have got to the point

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    where I'd have had to have a whole mastectomy.
    where I'd have had to have a whole mastectomy.

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    Getting treatment early is the key.
    Getting treatment early is the key.

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    - [Michael] What I recommend is that veterans talk
    - [Michael] What I recommend is that veterans talk

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    to their provider about whether cancer screening
    to their provider about whether cancer screening

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    is the right thing for them or not.
    is the right thing for them or not.

  • 03:44

    - [Renee] You have to be proactive in your own healthcare.
    - [Renee] You have to be proactive in your own healthcare.

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    Getting the mammograms and your cancer screenings,
    Getting the mammograms and your cancer screenings,

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    it can save your life.
    it can save your life.

  • 03:54

    - I would encourage all veterans.
    - I would encourage all veterans.

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    You earned it, use it.
    You earned it, use it.

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    Go to the doctor.
    Go to the doctor.

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    Go do your yearly checks.
    Go do your yearly checks.

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    It's worth it.
    It's worth it.

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    (gentle classical music)
    (gentle classical music)

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Cancer Screening for Veterans

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Veterans Health Administration

Video Language:

  • English

Caption Language:

  • English (en)

Accent:

  • English (US)

Speech Time:

88%
  • 3:46 / 4:14

Speech Rate:

  • 164 wpm - Fast

Category:

  • Education

Tags :

Intro:

(gentle classical music). - I am a disabled veteran.. I worked payroll.. We had your money and that's the best job. (laughs)
One of the five jobs that they say you don't mess with.
I served honorably.. I loved it.. To me, I've had some of the best doctors at VA Oakland.
I have a mammogram every year.. This year, they found a lump.. They did a biopsy, that it was cancer.. - The four cancers for which we're systematically trying
to do cancer screenings are colon cancer,. lung cancer, which is leading cause of cancer death,
and then breast and cervical cancer.. - To me, it was a blessing when they found it.. They set up for me to have surgery.. The doctors here, they work quickly. and got it taken care of.. I had a bone skin to make sure everything was done.

Video Vocabulary

cervical

/ˈsərvik(ə)l/

adjective

Concerning the cervix of the uterus.

disabled

/ˌdisˈāb(ə)ld/

adjective verb

having physical or mental condition that limits their movements or activities. To cause something to be unable to act normally.

leading

/ˈlēdiNG/

adjective noun verb

most important. guidance. To show the way or guide others.

screenings

/ˈskrēniNG/

noun other

showing of film, video, or television programme. Act of showing a movie in a theater.

doctors

/ˈdäktər/

noun other verb

person qualified to treat sick people. People paid to help people become or stay healthy. To change something in order to trick someone.

important

/imˈpôrtnt/

adjective

of great significance or value.

everything

/ˈevrēˌTHiNG/

pronoun

all things.

cancers

/ˈkansər/

noun other

disease. Any growth caused by abnormal cell divisions.

colonoscopy

/ˌkōləˈnäskəpē/

noun

Visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation.

blessing

/ˈblesiNG/

noun verb

Act making something holy by special prayers. To make something holy by saying a special prayer.

mammogram

/ˈmaməˌɡram/

noun

image obtained by mammography.

classical

/ˈklasək(ə)l/

adjective

Concerning ideas considered to be traditional.

systematically

/ˌsistəˈmadək(ə)lē/

adverb

according to fixed plan or system.