Mammography has helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the U.S by nearly 40% since 1990 Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy There will be an estimated 140,250 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2019 The World Health Organization has determined that processed meat is a major contributor to colorectal cancer Controlled A1C lowers risk of heart attacks, kidney failure & vision problems 1 in 5 colorectal cancer patients are age 20-54 years old There are usually no signs of diabetic retinopathy Only 25% of people diagnosed with colorectal cancer have a family history Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness for working class adults If everyone received preventative health screenings, $100,000/ year could be saved Colon CA is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S DM is often discovered through an eye exam by looking at changes in the retina Approx. 17,000 women age 40 or younger are diagnoses with breast cancer every year 23 Patients with 1 or 2 small tubular adenomas should have repeat colonoscopy in 5yrs $3.7b/ year in medical costs could be saved in the U.S. if preventive screenings increased by 90% BCA is the most common cancer among Hispanic/Latina women and the leading cause of cancer death Every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer Non-Hispanic black women have the highest rates before age 40 and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age Prediabetes can damage the kidneys 6 Average size lump found by first mammogram is approximately the size of a dime Evidence of ACE/ARB therapy meets diabetic nephropathy CMS measures 90% of new colon CA cases occur in people who are age 45 or older 1 in 3 people are not up to date with colon cancer screenings Total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the US in 2017 was $327B 69 Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US Mammography shows changes in breast tissue 2yrs before they are noticeable to touch In ancient times, doctors would test for diabetes by tasting the urine to see if it was sweet- they were called "water tasters In 2014 the cost of colorectal cancer treatments in the US each year was $8.4b dollars CMS compliance for HbA1C must be less than 9% within the last year 51,000 are expected to lose their lives to colon CA in 2019 1921 insulin was discovered, before that the preferred treatment was starvation or semi- starvation Diabetics are 25x more likely to become blind The international Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that women who worked night shift for 30+yrs were 2x as likely to develop BCA When BCA is detected early, the 5yr relative survival rate is 100% 1 in 8 women will develop breast CA Colon CA is the only cancer that is preventable Mammography has helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the U.S by nearly 40% since 1990 Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy There will be an estimated 140,250 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2019 The World Health Organization has determined that processed meat is a major contributor to colorectal cancer Controlled A1C lowers risk of heart attacks, kidney failure & vision problems 1 in 5 colorectal cancer patients are age 20-54 years old There are usually no signs of diabetic retinopathy Only 25% of people diagnosed with colorectal cancer have a family history Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness for working class adults If everyone received preventative health screenings, $100,000/ year could be saved Colon CA is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S DM is often discovered through an eye exam by looking at changes in the retina Approx. 17,000 women age 40 or younger are diagnoses with breast cancer every year 23 Patients with 1 or 2 small tubular adenomas should have repeat colonoscopy in 5yrs $3.7b/ year in medical costs could be saved in the U.S. if preventive screenings increased by 90% BCA is the most common cancer among Hispanic/Latina women and the leading cause of cancer death Every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer Non-Hispanic black women have the highest rates before age 40 and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age Prediabetes can damage the kidneys 6 Average size lump found by first mammogram is approximately the size of a dime Evidence of ACE/ARB therapy meets diabetic nephropathy CMS measures 90% of new colon CA cases occur in people who are age 45 or older 1 in 3 people are not up to date with colon cancer screenings Total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the US in 2017 was $327B 69 Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US Mammography shows changes in breast tissue 2yrs before they are noticeable to touch In ancient times, doctors would test for diabetes by tasting the urine to see if it was sweet- they were called "water tasters In 2014 the cost of colorectal cancer treatments in the US each year was $8.4b dollars CMS compliance for HbA1C must be less than 9% within the last year 51,000 are expected to lose their lives to colon CA in 2019 1921 insulin was discovered, before that the preferred treatment was starvation or semi- starvation Diabetics are 25x more likely to become blind The international Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that women who worked night shift for 30+yrs were 2x as likely to develop BCA When BCA is detected early, the 5yr relative survival rate is 100% 1 in 8 women will develop breast CA Colon CA is the only cancer that is preventable
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Mammography has helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the U.S by nearly 40% since 1990
Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy
Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy
There will be an estimated 140,250 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2019
The World Health Organization has determined that processed meat is a major contributor to colorectal cancer
Controlled A1C lowers risk of heart attacks, kidney failure & vision problems
1 in 5 colorectal cancer patients are age 20-54 years old
There are usually no signs of diabetic retinopathy
Only 25% of people diagnosed with colorectal cancer have a family history
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness for working class adults
If everyone received preventative health screenings, $100,000/ year could be saved
Colon CA is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S
DM is often discovered through an eye exam by looking at changes in the retina
Approx. 17,000 women age 40 or younger are diagnoses with breast cancer every year
23 Patients with 1 or 2 small tubular adenomas should have repeat colonoscopy in 5yrs
$3.7b/ year in medical costs could be saved in the U.S. if preventive screenings increased by 90%
BCA is the most common cancer among Hispanic/Latina women and the leading cause of cancer death
Every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer
Non-Hispanic black women have the highest rates before age 40 and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age
Prediabetes can damage the kidneys
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Average size lump found by first mammogram is approximately the size of a dime
Evidence of ACE/ARB therapy meets diabetic nephropathy CMS measures
90% of new colon CA cases occur in people who are age 45 or older
1 in 3 people are not up to date with colon cancer screenings
Total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the US in 2017 was $327B
69 Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US
Mammography shows changes in breast tissue 2yrs before they are noticeable to touch
In ancient times, doctors would test for diabetes by tasting the urine to see if it was sweet- they were called "water tasters
In 2014 the cost of colorectal cancer treatments in the US each year was $8.4b dollars
CMS compliance for HbA1C must be less than 9% within the last year
51,000 are expected to lose their lives to colon CA in 2019
1921 insulin was discovered, before that the preferred treatment was starvation or semi-starvation
Diabetics are 25x more likely to become blind
The international Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that women who worked night shift for 30+yrs were 2x as likely to develop BCA
When BCA is detected early, the 5yr relative survival rate is 100%
1 in 8 women will develop breast CA
Colon CA is the only cancer that is preventable
