Screening Tests

Hi All,

Last week I wrote an article on the role of MRI in breast cancer diagnosis. Following up on this, I have just published another article on mammography so as to give you some more background information. This will be a part of my series on cancer screening tests. You can expect many more similar articles in the months ahead. I thought that this would be a good time to discuss mammography since we have been looking at breast cancer lately. In fact there are several articles already on the site exploring various aspects of breast cancer,including the risk factors, genetic predisposition, clinical and mammographic features, staging and therapy. You can link to all of them from the general page on breast cancer summary.

You can also explore the various screening recommendations for several cancers by clicking here. So far there is information on breast, prostate, colorectal, cervical, uterine and skin cancer. As more information is added to the site, you will be able to access more articles on these various tests, so please check back soon.

Finally, look out for my new poll to start early next month. You may recall my review of the book “A Physician’s Radical Guide”. For those who missed this, it was about the pitfalls of the medical system, including the difficulties of navigating the medical insurance system and how to work around them. The new poll seeks to get your opinion on your experience with medical insurance. You can access the poll on the front page of the cancer topic.

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