The Overlooked Role of Environmental and Occupational Exposures in Cancer Prevention and Screening

BY CHRISTINE KANNLER, MD, COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEMBER

"Don't waste my cancer" — Dr. Christine Kannler shares her motivations to advocate for occupational health screenings in this short video.

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) aims to provide screening recommendations that help physicians enhance health outcomes and reduce cancer risk. Physicians utilize these guidelines daily to educate, screen, and treat their patients. For example, the USPSTF recommends screening patients for obesity, tobacco usage, and alcohol consumption — factors strongly linked to poor health outcomes.

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