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Are you a Health Professional and want to contribute to the prevention of cancer, but also to informing and promoting public health? Register for the free webinar "Cancer: Prevention Programs to Live Better and Longer" on May 20, 2024.

Cancer is one of the most serious public health problems today in the developed countries.

Lifestyle, good nutrition, exercise, avoid smoking and excessive sun exposure, vaccination and protection against viral infections can help prevent a large number of cancers.

Smoking is the cause of about 12% of cancer deaths. Another 10% is due to obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity and alcohol consumption. Studies have shown that the avoidance of the above cancer risk factors can reduce the risk of recurrence in people with a history of cancer.

In the developing world, 20% of cancers are due to viral infections, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HPV. HPV is associated with approximately 5% of all cancers worldwide and is a major public health problem. Cervical cancer is the most common, while HPV has also been implicated in other cancers of the genital system and head and neck cancer, mainly in men. The World Health Organization has organized a strategy to eliminate cervical cancer by vaccinating boys and girls.

The Seminar is addressed to all Health Professionals, especially those who care for people with a history of cancer.

The aim of the Seminar is to highlight the role of Health Professionals in the prevention of cancer, but also to informing the public and advice to cancer prevention life style, avoiding smoking, reducing alcohol consumption and sun exposure, and get vaccination against HPV so we can live better and longer.

Program presentations

1. How we can treat cancer before it develops. Stavroula Droufakou, Medical Oncologist, Consultant, 5th Oncology Department Clinic, IASO General Clinic.

2. Smoking: I can quit it! Eleana Stoufi, Stomatologist – Dentist, Harvard University Lecturer, FDI International Committee for Smoking Cessation, Euroclinic of Athens.

3. HPV in oncology: A vaccine will prevent cancer. Ilias Athanasiadis, Medical Oncologist, head of the MITERA Oncology Clinic, Visiting Assistant Professor, Northwestern University.

4. The mouth, our mirror: A clean and healthy mouth reduces and prevents the toxicities of therapies. Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis, Stomatologist, Oral Oncologist, Professor NKUA, Scientific Responsible of CureCancer.

Presenters. https://www.aithrahub.com/omilhtes-seminario-prolhpshs

ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS

Date: May 20, 2024

Participation: Free. You will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the seminar.

Organizer: Aithra Tech4Health, aithrahub@gmail.com

Media Sponsor: mycancer.gr

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