The National Cancer Institute (INCa) has set up a site dedicated to screening. In two clicks, Internet users can find out about the exams recommended to them.
In two clicks, find out about the screenings to be carried out. This is what the National Cancer Institute (INCa) offers, which has put a new, easy-to-access platform online: Your screening advice. Two questions are asked to the Internet user who connects to it, his gender and his age. Based on these answers, the different types of possible screening and appropriate advice are offered.
A reminder of the recommendations
Before posting the results, INCa reminds that these recommendations are intended for people who do not present risk factors – such as a personal or family history – or symptoms of cancer. Once this information has been provided, the list of screenings unfolds.
For a 35-year-old woman, for example, 3 examinations are recommended: a smear every 3 years up to age 65, to detect cervical cancer, an annual breast exam by the gynecologist or general practitioner , and monitoring of moles to detect possible melanoma. For a 53-year-old man, organized colorectal cancer screening and mole examination are indicated.
Specific risk factors
With each form of screening, a list of the favorable arguments and the disadvantages is associated. In the case of a smear, INCa specifies that it would prevent 90% of cervical cancers. But the Institute admits that a tumor can develop between two examinations, while emphasizing that performing them regularly improves the prognosis.
Two other sections address the issue of specific risk factors and suggest twelve ways to reduce the risk of cancer. If no screening method is available, it is because its benefit has not been demonstrated. “The best way to act is prevention and attention to symptoms,” recalls INCa.
Look at the INCa user manual:
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