Preventive Cancer Care
Preventive Cancer Care However, it is not an incurable disease. Cancer, if caught early, can be successfully treated at a fraction of the cost of aggressive treatment methods. One way to catch cancer early is to opt for regular screening tests. Most forms of screening can find cancer before patients notice symptoms. Regular screening tests can help detect breast, colon, cervical, and lung cancer. People over the age of 20 should have regular health check-ups for oral, skin, thyroid, ovarian, and lymph node cancers. Breast cancer Breast cancer usually presents with symptoms such as a lump in the breast, a change in the shape of the breast, a dimpling of the skin, or swollen lymph nodes. A mammogram can detect breast lumps before you feel them. In addition, mammograms can also pick up ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which can become invasive cancer in some women. Women over 40 are recommended to have a mammogram every 1 or 2 years. Women under the age of 40 who have a risk f...