Simply speaking, screening tests can save your life.
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that people at average risk of cancer get colorectal cancer screenings through age 75, breast cancer screenings through age 74 and cervical cancer screenings through age 65. If you are older than 75, consult with your doctor about whether screening tests should still be done.
I want the senior population to know that you can have cancer and still be asymptomatic. Cancer screenings are one of the best ways to detect cancer. As a doctor, it’s challenging to see advanced diseases when I know it could have been caught early. If you don’t detect cancer early and it’s caught at a later stage, it’s harder for people of an older age to undergo rigorous treatments like radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.
Women of an older age should still get mammograms every two years, and it’s important to know how your breasts look and feel, and consult with your doctor if you feel any changes.But there are certain risk factors that may increase a person’s chances of developing cancer, like smoking, drinking large amounts of alcohol, excessive sun exposure and obesity.
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