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Emmy Ford
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Skin Cancer screening procedure
A skin biopsy is a procedure that removes a small sample of skin for testing. The skin sample is looked at under a microscope to check for cancer cells. If you are diagnosed with skin cancer, you can begin treatment. Finding and treating cancer early may help prevent the disease from spreading -
when you should get screened for skin cancer
You should get screened for skin cancer every 3 years between ages 20 and 40, and every year for anyone age 40 and older -
(Cervical HPV) Pap Smear
The HPV test is a screening test for cervical cancer, but the test doesn't tell you whether you have cancer. Instead, the test detects the presence of HPV , the virus that causes cervical cancer, in your system. Certain types of HPV — including types 16 and 18 — increase your cervical cancer risk. -
How is Cervical HPV screening performed
This helps the doctor examine the vagina and the cervix, and collect a few cells and mucus from the cervix and the area around it. The cells are sent to a laboratory. If you are getting a Pap test, the cells will be checked to see if they look normal. If you are getting an HPV test, the cells will be tested for HPV. -
When you should start getting screened for cervical cancer
All women should begin cervical cancer screening at age 21. Women between the ages of 21 and 29 should have a Pap test every 3 years. They should not be tested for HPV unless it is needed after an abnormal Pap test result. Women between the ages of 30 and 65 should have both a Pap test and an HPV test every 5 years -
BRCA 1 Gene test
The BRCA gene test is most often a blood test. A doctor, nurse or medical technician inserts a needle into a vein, usually in your arm, to draw the blood sample needed for testing. The sample is sent to a lab for DNA analysis. In some cases, other sample types are collected for DNA analysis, including saliva. This test will let you know if that gene is present, which increases breast cancer. -
When should you get tested for the BRCA 1 gene?
if you have a family history of breast cancer it is best to get a BRCA 1 test in your early twenties. -
When you should start getting Mammograms
Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms (x-rays of the breast) if they wish to do so.
Women age 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year.
Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every 2 years, or can continue yearly screening.Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live 10 more years or longer. -
Breast Cancer Screening
Mammograms are the type of screening doctors use to detect breast cancer. A mammogram is a picture of your breast taken with a safe, low-dose X-ray machine. Your technologist will ask you to stand facing the mammography machine, and then place one breast at a time on a flat surface -
Colonoscopy and how it is performed
A colonoscopy is an exam used to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube is inserted into the rectum. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the entire colon -
When should i get a colonoscopy and how often
No matter what, you should plan to get your first colon cancer screening at age 45 or earlier. The American Cancer Society recommends that people without any risk factors start screening at that age, and people in good health should receive a screening every 10 years. -
Lung cancer screening procedure
The only recommended screening test for lung cancer is low-dose computed tomography (also called a low-dose CT scan, or LDCT). During an LDCT scan, you lie on a table and an X-ray machine uses a low dose (amount) of radiation to make detailed images of your lungs. The scan only takes a few minutes and is not painful. -
when you should get screened for lung cancer
in adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. I do not plan on smoking or being affected by second hand smoking, but if I was this is the year I would go get screened