Contents:
- Medical Video: Tracking cancer with a blood test
- Can all types of cancer be detected early?
- Then, how to detect cancer early?
- 1. Conduct an examination
- 2. Know family history, if anyone has had cancer
- 3. Know your body, and do your own examination
- 4. Control other risk factors
Medical Video: Tracking cancer with a blood test
Cancer is still considered the most deadly and dangerous disease. However, in fact now many cancer sufferers have successfully undergone treatment well and have finally escaped the cancer trap. One key is to detect cancer early. How to?
Can all types of cancer be detected early?
Detecting cancer early has been shown to increase the success rate of patients who recover. Not only makes cancer treatment easier and more effective, but it can also prevent cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body.
Although many people are feared because it is considered deadly, basically all cancers can be detected early. This really needs special attention because you have to do a number of things, including medical tests.
Then, how to detect cancer early?
1. Conduct an examination
There are several medical examinations that must be done regularly, such as mammography for breast cancer, pap smears for cervical cancer, and a colonoscopy for colon cancer. All types of examinations must actually be carried out at least once a year. Moreover, the more you age, the greater your risk of getting cancer.
Some medical examinations that can be done routinely to detect cancer are:
- Pap smears, which can be started in women aged 21-65 years
- Mammography, it is recommended to be done routinely by women who are 40 years old.
- CT scans, these checks are usually included if you do check up complete at the hospital. This is highly recommended for active smokers who are at high risk for lung cancer.
If you are confused about what should be done to detect cancer, you can consult a doctor. Doctors who will recommend what type of medical examination is suitable for you and when to do it.
2. Know family history, if anyone has had cancer
Knowing family history, in this case a medical history, is important to do so that you are more vigilant if there is one member of your family who has cancer. Family history is one of the risk factors for all types of cancer.
However, in some cancers, such as breast cancer, it has been proven that this cancer can be passed on to previous generations. While other cancers have not been proven. Therefore, if you know your family history to grandparents, even great-grandparents, this can be a 'warning' for you.
3. Know your body, and do your own examination
You are the first person to know that there are differences or changes that occur in your own body. Some types of cancer are dense, usually causing lumps or swelling.
If you find a part of your body that suddenly swells, don't underestimate it. you should immediately consult a doctor.
In addition to swelling, other symptoms to watch out for such as bruises on the surface of the body suddenly appear or bleeding occurs, whether it's a nosebleed or bleeding gums. These symptoms usually appear in blood cancers.
For you women, you also have to get used to doing BSE, which is the act of examining your own breasts to detect breast cancer. By knowing the changes that occur in the body, it is not impossible that cancer will be known early.
4. Control other risk factors
Another thing you can do is control risk factors that can make you susceptible to cancer. It's not difficult, you just have to change your lifestyle to be healthier and leave bad habits, such as:
- Quit smoking. being an active smoker will only make you at high risk of experiencing various types of cancer.
- Prevent skin cancer by using sunscreen.
- Do not drink too much alcoholic drinks, because it will increase the risk of liver cancer.
- Finally, to prevent various types of cancer, you must choose healthy foods and exercise regularly.
