Screening

Anal Cancer - Screening

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about screening for anal cancer. You will also learn the risks and benefits of screening. Use the menu to see other pages.

Screening is used to look for cancer before you have any symptoms or signs. Scientists have developed, and continue to develop, tests that can be used to screen a person for specific types of cancer. The overall goals of cancer screening are to:

  • Lower the number of people who die from the disease, or eliminate deaths from cancer altogether

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Liver Cancer - Screening

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about screening for liver cancer. You will also learn the risks and benefits of screening. Use the menu to see other pages.

Screening is used to look for cancer before you have any symptoms or signs. Scientists have developed, and continue to develop, tests that can be used to screen a person for specific types of cancer. The overall goals of cancer screening are to:

  • Lower the number of people who die from the disease, or eliminate deaths from cancer altogether

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January 29, 2015

Lessons Learned at the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

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How does research into cancer prevention, screening, and diagnosis help people living with cancer? Carolyn Aldigé, President and Founder of the Prevent Cancer Foundation, describes the sessions that made the biggest impact on her from the 2015 GI Cancers Symposium.

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Depression

Depression is a medical problem where feelings of sadness, distress, and other physical and emotional symptoms are long-lasting and interfere your day-to-day life. Other symptoms of depression can include a loss of interest in favorite activities, fatigue, and thinking and memory problems.

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Anxiety

Anxiety is a common emotion. Most people feel anxious from time to time. Feeling anxious may be described as feeling nervous, on edge, or worried. These are emotions that help us respond to a problem or threat. Cancer often brings more anxiety. If you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed with cancer or are going through cancer treatment, anxiety is an expected reaction.

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Topic #4: PSA Testing for Prostate Cancer in Men with No Symptoms of the Disease

Background

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a type of protein released by prostate tissue that is found in higher levels in a man’s blood when there is abnormal activity in the prostate, including prostate cancer or a condition called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), which is not cancer but a noncancerous growth of normal prostate cells that occurs with age. Ever since higher levels of PSA have been linked to a higher likelihood of having prostate cancer, there has been hope that PSA testing could be a simple way to find prostate cancer earlier.

Cervical Cancer - Screening and Prevention

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about screening for cervical cancer, including risks and benefits of screening. Use the menu to see other pages.

Screening is used to detect precancerous changes or early cancers before signs or symptoms of cancer occur. Scientists have developed, and continue to develop, tests that can be used to screen a person for specific types of cancer before signs or symptoms appear. The overall goals of cancer screening are to:

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