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“Cancer Screening Test Facts”
Cancer Screening Test Facts*
*Cancer screening test facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Source: Medicinet.com
• Cancer screening tests are tests that look for the presence of cancer in healthy people or people without symptoms of cancer.
• Cancer screening tests are designed to find cancers at an early stage when they are more treatable.
• Some cancer screening tests have been found to lower the death rate (mortality rate) from certain cancers.
• Examples of some common cancer screening tests that are known to lower cancer death rates include colonoscopy for colon cancer, mammography for breast cancer, and Pap smear for cervical cancer.
• Some cancer screening tests are recommended only for people at high risk of developing cancer, such as MRI of the breast for women at increased risk of breast cancer.
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