Genres: Medical. A year-old woman comes to the clinic very concerned about her risk of developing cancer. Her father was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 43, and her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age She is sexually active with multiple partners and has not seen a physician since a car accident 15 years ago. She denies any symptoms at this time, and her physical examination is normal.
She asks what is recommended for a woman her age. Screening tests are done on seemingly healthy people to identify those at increased risk of disease. However, even if a diagnostic test is available, that does not always mean it should be used to screen for a particular disease. That is because diagnostic tests may:. The 4 malignancies for which regular screening is recommended are cancers of the colon, breast , cervix, and lung.
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