Many women said they were afraid to undergo screening out of fear of finding cancer. Twenty percent said they didn’t want to know if they had cancer.
In response to these findings ACOG will launch on Oct. 2g a new website-Protect& Detect What Women should know about cancer. The guide is designed to help women to take charge of their health and improve their understanding of their risk of cancer-and the lifestyle steps they can take to cut that risk.
16 Many American women have a poor knowledge of cancer.
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17 People with no family history of cancer are unlikely to develop cancer.
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18 More women are dying from cancer than men in America.
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19 Most American women know too little about how to lower their cancer risk.
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20 Some American women are just unwilling to change their lifestyles.
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21 Some American women are too afraid of finding cancer to undergo screening.
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