YOUR CANCER, YOUR LIFE – SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER (CONCLUSION)
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- May 12th, 2009 |
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A lot of research has gone into screening for breast cancer. There is some evidence that yearly screening with clinical examination (feeling the breast) and mammography (special X-rays) in women over forty-five may improve the survival for breast cancer, but it doesn’t make a dramatic difference. I believe the best way of ensuring that breast cancer is diagnosed as early as possible is by examining your own breasts regularly and reporting to a doctor when you detect any lump or thickening. Breast cancer diagnosis is often delayed because women who know they have a lump ‘keep an eye on it’ themselves for some time before seeking attention. What I say about this applies to every symptom that may be due to cancer. If it is not cancer, having tests right away will put your mind at rest and save you a lot of unnecessary worry. If itis cancer, the earlier it is diagnosed, the better your chances. Pretending it isn’t there won’t make it go away—it will only live it mote time to grow and spread.
Cancer of die cervix is the only type of cancer where a screening procedure has been shown to influence the mortality of the disease;; You could think through possible screening procedures fof other: types of cancer yourselfI think that the examples I have given are enough to show you the difficulties involved. If only there was a simple blood test for cancer!
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