1. Thank you to our Sponsors
TTUHSC WOW Program
TTUHSC Regional Campus Human Resources
Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health San Angelo
AHEC -Area Health Education Center
Judge Santiago Flores of Terrell County
Refreshments Generously Provided by
TAMU AgrilLife Knox County
AHEC of the Plains
Big Country AHEC
Permian Basin AHEC
Desert Mountain AHEC
Panhandle AHEC

2. do-si-do Cancer Protection The Dance of our Lives!
West Texas Cancer Survivors Network – Phase 2 (WTCSN-2) – CPRIT Grant #PP130071

3. Objectives
Describe the West Texas Cancer Survivors Network (WTCSN) initiatives
Describe the Do-Si-Do of Cancer Protection
Encourage action on developing a cancer protective lifestyle
Encourage enrollment in WTCSN

4. WTCSN – Phase 2 “Connecting Cancer Survivors for Better Health”
Funded by CPRIT for 3 years; ends November 30, 2016
Continuation/expansion grant (Phase 3) is in review; will be notified in February, 2017
Phase – 2 is an initiative to expand and enroll cancer survivors in a network –
to provide cancer survivor information,
enhance quality of life, and
encourage healthy habits of cancer survivors in West Texas

5. TTUHSC Regional Centers

7. Provide Cancer Survivor Information & Encourage Healthy Habits
Nutrition Toolkit
Reliable resources
Targeted messaging via Fact Sheets
Website:
Evaluating if better and more information changes behavior and/or quality of life
Knowledge is Power!

9. FACT SHEET Who is a Cancer Survivor?
Survivorship begins with a cancer diagnosis
Stages of survivorship:
Living through cancer
Living with cancer
Living beyond cancer
In Stage 3, 2/3 of cancer survivors say their lives return to normal; 1/3 report having continuing physical, psychosocial, & financial consequences
Most survivors go back to their PCP for health care

10. Cancer Survivors
More than 14 million in the United States; expect 20 million by 2020
Testament to early detection and treatment
“The way to survive cancer is to find it early!”
Cancer diagnosis is no longer a universal death sentence
The Downside,
Increased risk for second primary cancers
Increased risk of comorbidities e.g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis
Increased risk functional decline
Cancer survivors in rural West Texas often lack access to healthcare services and support groups that can improve their health outcome

11. The Dance of Our Lives do-si-do
Urban definition:
“A runaround that results in you ending up right where you started.”
Do we do as we do…. or as we think we do?
Cookiebooboo October 17, 2021

12. Knowing vs. Doing Because it is action that counts

13. 10 Recommendations

14. Diet, Activity, & Weight Management:
Cancer Type
New Cases
Percentage Prevented
*Number of Cases Prevented
Breast, female
246,660
33%
81,398
Colorectal
134,490
50%
67,245
Endometrial
60,050
59%
35,430
Esophageal
16,910
63%
10,653
Gallbladder
11,420
22%
2,512
Kidney
62,700
24%
15,048
Liver
39,230
30%
11,769
Lung
224,390
36%
80,780
Mouth, Pharyngeal & Laryngeal
42,760
26,939
Ovarian
22,280 5%
1,114
Pancreatic
53,070
19%
10,083
Prostate (advanced)
23,516
11%
2,587
Stomach
26,370
47%
12,394
TOTAL PREVENTABLE
357,900
Estimated and rounded, based on: AICR/WRCF, Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention 2009; Continuous Update Project reports; Cancer Statistics, CA Cancer J Clin 2016;66:7-30.

15. Are Americans Living Cancer-Protective Lives?
AICR Survey 2016
Telephone survey of 1,106 adults
Conducted November 2-3, 2015

16. Unhealthy Complacency
70 % of Americans surveyed consider their diets to be healthy
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AICR recommendations: A plant based diet with meat and dairy 1/3 or less of the plate
<23% actually following plant based model
18% men
28% women

17. Why Not Eat Healthier?

18. What you eat: Proportion
AICR Findings
1. American are not eating a plant based diet 2. Americans do not understand it is healthy and cancer protective
What you eat: Proportion
Aim for meals made up of 2/3 (or more) vegetables, fruits whole grains or beans and 1/3 (or less) animal protein.

19. FACT SHEET Diet and Nutrition
Avoid sugary drinks; limit energy dense foods
Eat more fruits, veggies, whole grains, legumes (beans)
Limit red meats to 18 oz per week; avoid processed meats
Limit salty foods and processed foods (salt)

20. Activity Pattern Overstated
43% Americans state getting 30+ min activity daily
Gender differences:
52% men state getting more than 30 minutes
33% women stating getting more than 30 minutes
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President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, Nutrition states <5% of all Americans are actually getting 30 minutes of physical activity daily

21. Why Not Be Active?

22. Start with what you are already doing?
Activity Fact Sheet
Start with what you are already doing?

23. FACT SHEET Physical Activity
Avoid being sedentary
Exercise at least 150 mins per week
Include strength training two days/week
Start with low intensity activities; increase as tolerated
Focus on having fun

24. Weight Understated
50% Americans surveyed stated they are overweight or obese
41% state overweight
9% obese
42% state at healthy weight
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CDC states -
Actually 69% of all Americans are overweight or obese

25. Why Not Lose Weight?

26. Obesity and Cancer

27. Weight Maintenance Fact Sheet
What motivates you to take action?

28. FACT SHEET Weight Management
Obesity is associated with increased risk & recurrence of the following cancers: esophagus, pancreas, colorectal, breast, endometrium, kidney, thyroid, gallbladder
If underweight, increase to healthy weight
Weight management methods are the same for cancer survivors as for those who do not have cancer

29. do-si-do Cancer Protection The Dance of our Lives!
Please consider Partnering with us!

30. Expand and Enroll Cancer Survivors in the WTCSN Network
Recruit cancer survivors to WTCSN - 2
Enrollment forms and postage-paid return envelopes available
Enrollment is available on our website:

31. WTCSN Enrollment If you are a cancer survivor
please complete the enrollment form
If you know a cancer survivor
please pass the enrollment form along to a friend or loved one
If you can partner with us to enroll survivors
supplies will be provided to you

32. Contact Information
Kathy Chauncey, PhD, RDN
Barbara Pence, PhD 
Janet Basom, RDN, LD 
Telephone: 
Website:  