Gautam Prasad, M.D., PhD was interviewed on California’s recently passed Breast Density Law by KTVU Mornings on 2. This new piece of legislation requires that women with dense breasts be notified of other imaging tests besides a mammogram.

To see the interview click on the link below

KTVU- 4-1-13 Dr. Gautam Prasad-Interview Segment on Breast Density Law

Date: Monday, March 18th, 2013

Time: 12 noon to 1 pm

Location: Epic Care • 400 Taylor Boulevard 3rd floor conference room• Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

The Event is Free and Open to the Public

Guests attending this lunch must RSVP by calling (925) 240-3277 no later than Thursday, March 14th

Kicking off February as National Cancer Prevention Month, World Cancer Day is observed on Feb. 4, 2013 as a global effort to raise awareness and dispel common myths about cancer. The World Health Organization estimates that eight million of the 84 million expected global cancer deaths in the next decade will be due to avoidable causes. The organization has designed a cancer control plan that will seek to reduce chronic disease death rates by two percent a year up to 2015, and will target the main causes of cancer in low to middle-income countries, where more than 70 percent of cancer deaths occur.

The plan includes programs for prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment. In observance, the physicians of Epic Care, Partners in Cancer Care share cancer prevention tips that can also help avoid other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease.

Among the most important modifiable risk factors for cancer are:

• Eliminate tobacco use
• Limit alcohol use to one/day for women and two/day for men
• Increase fruit and vegetable intake to 8-10 servings/day
• Exercise 3-6 hours/week by walking at least 3 miles per hour, or equivalent in other sport
• Reduce to, or maintain, optimal body weight
• Limit sun exposure and medical X-rays as much as possible
• Avoid asbestos
• Practice safe sex always to prevent HPV, HIV, and hepatitis viral infections

In addition, the World Health Organization estimates that one third of cancers worldwide are potentially preventable through screening (e.g. mammograms, Pap smears, colonoscopy) and vaccines.

Epic Care, Partners in Cancer Care supports the universal theme that early detection and proper cancer treatment are key to helping world citizens diagnosed with cancer.

“A diagnosis of cancer does not necessarily mean a death sentence for any patient in 2013. Today’s advances in treatments allow many diagnosed with cancer to receive effective treatments and to be cured or better manage the disease,” says Michael Forrest, M.D., Board Certified Radiation Oncologist at Epic Care.

The variety and effectiveness of available therapies have significantly improved. Epic Care’s team of Medical Oncologists, Hematologists, and Radiation Oncologists are on the forefront of treating cancer, offering the most advanced and up-to-date care in chemotherapy and radiation therapy. We believe in a multi-disciplinary partnership approach, by assembling the best specialists available.

Epic Care promotes efforts to ensure every citizen has equal access to cancer screenings and vaccines and believes that anyone diagnosed with cancer should have access to the latest treatment advances.

“Cancer touches just about everyone’s life at some point. It is important to encourage ourselves, family members, and friends in the fight against cancer,” says Dr. Forrest. “Cancer Prevention observances can be a great reminder of important lifestyle changes we can all make for a healthier future.”

For more information on World Cancer Day, visit www.worldcancerday.org or www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_cancer_day/en/index.html.

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