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
Moira, thank you for your post on preventive cancer screenings. I also agree with you that cancer screenings are extremely important for people to be aware about and the benefits as well. I agree that the main benefit to these screenings are that if there is a possibility that you have cancer, then you can detect it earlier and hopefully cure quicker since it was found early. I have never had a cancer screening before so I do not know much about them, but I do feel that people who have a family history of cancer should definitely get these done. I have a few different types of cancer that run in my family, so I do think that I should start looking into some of these tests. Thank you for your post and this great information on preventive cancer screenings.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you on cancer screenings are very important for people to be aware about and the benefits that they come with. I personally don't have family members with or have had cancer but I know close family friends who have dealt with cancer and could have benefited much from these procedures. Looking forward to more of your posts on cancer.
ReplyDeletePreventive cancer is very important. I feel that not enough people take advantage of the screenings until it's to late. I think that we should get ahead and keep up with screening ourselves because we have access to it.
ReplyDeletePreventative screenings are so important yet many view them as an unnecessary cost. Cancer runs so high in my family that I will gladly pay the money to get screenings done as often as needed. Most people don't realize that time is of the essence when it comes to a disease like this. Great job.
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