Hey guys! So this week I found this video in which the CDC talks about cancer screenings. In my last post, I talked about the various types of screenings and this week I found a video that explained a little more about them.

One thing that I really liked in this video is that it touched upon some reasons why some people are not getting tested who are at a higher risk of getting cancer. Some of these issues that they talked about was access to doctors and having health insurance and being able to afford the screenings.

The second point that I found really interesting was that he mentioned that people usually get the screenings done if their doctors recommend it. This I think brings a whole new issue up which is the way in which providers communicate with patients and how the patients understand what is being told. You really need to be having an open line of communication with your provider so you feel comfortable talking about these issues with them, and that your provider is thoroughly going through your personal and your family health history so they are aware at what your risks are.



Centers for Disease Control. (2013, July 19). The Future of Cancer Screening: Public Health Approaches. Retrieved February 26, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCeTuXttzsQ

Hello! My name is Moira and I am a junior at Eastern Illinois University as a Health Studies major. The topic I chose to write about was preventive cancer screenings because I think this is something that everybody should be aware of how important these screenings are. 

According to the CDC, there are several screenings which are recommended. These screenings include: breast, cervical, colon, lung, ovarian, prostate and skin cancer. All of these have screenings to make it possible to test for cancer. The benefit of doing these screenings is that if they are caught early then it could potentially be curable if it's caught early. 

Some of these screenings are recommended for people who are at risk for getting cancer. For example, according the CDC "The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends yearly lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for people who have a history of heavy smoking, and smoke now or have quit within the past 15 years, and are between 55 and 80 years old" (CDC).

I liked this article because it gave an explanation of what these specific screenings do and how they are used to detect the possibility of cancer. This was a really good place to start when trying to figure out what all the different tests are being done for.



Centers for Disease Control. (2015, September 23). Cancer Screening Tests. Retrieved February 19, 2016, from http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/screening.htm