65% of Americans 21 years of age and older report not being up to date on at least one routine cancer screening

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Kyra Meister
703-836-1746
kyra.meister@preventcancer.org

Alexandria, Va. – In the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s first annual Early Detection Survey, 65% of Americans 21 years of age and older say they are not up to date with one or more routine cancer screenings.¹ According to the data, most Americans are better about filing their taxes, renewing their car tags and getting their car’s oil changed than scheduling a routine cancer screening.

These findings, released today during National Cancer Prevention Month, emphasize the need for increased awareness and access to recommended screenings for prevention and early detection. Early detection of cancer can mean less extensive treatment, more treatment options and better chances of survival, leading to better outcomes.

Despite the importance of early detection, many people are still not getting the routine screenings they need. Survey participants cite not knowing they need to be screened (39%), not having symptoms (37%) and inability to afford the cost (31%) as top reasons for not being up to date. Additionally, 40% of respondents said they have never discussed routine cancer screenings with their health care provider.

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To educate Americans on the routine cancer screenings they need and encourage them to schedule appointments, the Prevent Cancer Foundation is launching a new signature campaign—ቀደምት ማወቂያ = የተሻሉ ውጤቶች.

“When people learn the benefits of early detection, they are much more likely to talk to their doctors and get screened to check their health,” said Jody Hoyos, CEO of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. “Routine screenings should be part of your wellness routine, just like eating healthy, exercising and taking care of your mental health.”

The ቀደምት ማወቂያ = የተሻሉ ውጤቶች campaign shares helpful information, such as screenings you need at every age, tools to find free and low-cost cancer screenings and information on how your የቤተሰብ ጤና ታሪክ can impact your cancer risk. A new interactive tool delivers a personalized screening plan that you can take with you to the doctor’s office.

The survey highlights the need for culturally relevant resources tailored for Hispanic and Black communities. Hispanic participants reported significantly lower rates for breast cancer screening (46%) compared to Black participants (61%) and white participants (63%). For colorectal cancer screening, Hispanic participants (46%) and Black participants (54%) reported significantly lower rates than white participants (61%).

Additional findings reveal that nearly half of the people surveyed are more vigilant about their health since the pandemic. Yet, a third (33%) of Americans surveyed say that potential exposure to COVID-19 continues to have a negative impact on whether they go to their routine medical appointments.

Results also show a need for continued innovation with less invasive tests and more at-home test options. Among those who said they are not up to date or are not sure if they are up to date on at least one of their cancer screenings, 40% said having an at-home test option would make them likely to prioritize one or more of their routine cancer screenings.

¹በዚህ ዳሰሳ የተጠኑት የካንሰር ምርመራዎች የጡት ካንሰር፣ የማህፀን በር ካንሰር፣ የአንጀት ካንሰር፣ የአፍ ካንሰር፣ የሳንባ ካንሰር፣ የፕሮስቴት ካንሰር፣ የቆዳ ካንሰር እና የወንድ የዘር ፍሬ ካንሰር ናቸው።

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የካንሰር መከላከያ ፋውንዴሽን^® ነው። ብቸኛው ዩኤስ- የተመሰረተ ለትርፍ ያልተቋቋመ ድርጅት ብቻ የተሰጠ ወደ ካንሰር መከላከል እና ቀደምት መለየት. በምርምር ፣ በትምህርት ፣ ማዳረስ እና ተሟጋችነት, ስፍር ቁጥር የሌላቸው ሰዎች የካንሰርን ምርመራ እንዲያስወግዱ ወይም ካንሰርን በተሳካ ሁኔታ እንዲታከሙ ቀድመን እንዲያውቁ ረድተናል። እየተመራን ነው። ካንሰር መከላከል የሚቻልበት ዓለም ራዕይ ፣ ሊታወቅ የሚችል እና ሊመታ የሚችል ለሁሉም.  

እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2035 የካንሰር ሞትን በ 40% ለመቀነስ ፋውንዴሽኑ ፈተናውን ለመቋቋም እያደገ ነው ። ይህንን ለማሳካት ፣ እኛ ነን ካንሰርን ቀደም ብሎ ለመለየት እና ለማደግ $20 ሚሊዮን ለፈጠራ ቴክኖሎጂዎች ኢንቨስት ለማድረግ ቁርጠኛ ነው። ባለብዙየካንሰር ምርመራ፣ የካንሰር ምርመራ እና የክትባት ተደራሽነትን ለማስፋት $10 ሚሊዮን በሕክምና ያልተሟሉ ማህበረሰቦች፣ እና $10 ሚሊዮን ስለማጣሪያ እና የክትባት አማራጮች ህዝቡን ለማስተማር።

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