Screening

Appropriate screening tests at the right time can really save lives. They allow early diagnosis of various serious diseases like cancer and diabetes long before the appearance of their first symptoms. Prophylactic examinations allow for early initiation of treatment, which in many cases ensure its success.
• Breast Cancer
Early detection of breast cancer significantly improves the chances for successful treatment. Screening of this disease allows diagnosis at an early stage and allows radical surgery.
Screening mammography
The review in mammology compulsory part of the annual screening of all women after 40 years of age. Experts recommend conducting a mammogram every two years after 50 years of age. Mammography is low-dosed X-ray, which can be diagnosed “lump” three years before it was touching. However normal mammogram does not exclude the possibility of breast cancer.
• cancer of the cervix
Neck is part of the uterus, which cuts into the cavity of the vagina. Chronic infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major risk factor for developing cervical cancer. Routine screening can detect precancerous cells or early stage cancer where treatment options are much greater.
Screening for cervical cancer
During a routine gynecological exam your doctor will take cells from the surface of the cervix (Pap test). These cells are examined thoroughly in a laboratory to detect or exclude prekantseroza and cancer. Well preventive examinations begin on 21 years of age, experts recommend.
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Breast Cancer

Problems associated with breast cancer today are paying increasing attention. Unfortunately, despite numerous activities and campaigns organized even on state level, this is still one reason people do not tar all or part of misconceptions. You do not concern you – your family have never had breast cancer. Long been believed that heredity is a major cause for the development of cancer. Today has shown that only 10% of cases of breast cancer are genetically determined. In most families of women with breast cancer diagnosed this previously never encountered. So, healthy genes can not guarantee a healthy life. This is a disease of aging women to you earlier about your concerns. The 85% of women infected by breast cancer are over 40 years. But in recent years and this cancer is “rejuvenated” by significantly more prevalent in women cases even 30 years. Shape his legacy is developing particularly quickly and before the climax.
Your chances are ill be 1 to 8.
According to statistics, every eighth woman in the world suffering from breast cancer. To do this, however, risk eighth for you must live to 85 years. Until then many may die in a totally other reasons.
Harmful to make mammography.
Exposure in this study was not large and is absolutely safe for women over 40 years. Younger women may be limited by other methods – such as diagnosis fingers. As a rule of breast tissue in younger women is too dense for mammography and sufficiently sensitive to that even minor exposure. With age, tissues reduced the sensitivity of mammography and is safe.
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