Hello everyone, I am a doctor for ECS tumor screening. I can contact many people who come for tumor screening every day. I have also carefully observed their understanding of the concept of tumor screening. Today I will give you some insights into the misunderstandings of many people regarding tumor screening.
Many people think that as long as the body has no symptoms, they do not need to be screened. In fact, tumor screening for high-risk people is also necessary, just like the physical examinations performed by ordinary people every year. Many cancers are asymptomatic in the early stages. If you really wait until there are symptoms before screening, it may be too late. In addition, many people often mistakenly believe that a colonoscopy screening can be used for 10 years. In fact, some people may also diagnose cancer between two screenings. In addition, screenings like colonoscopy test the experience and level of doctors, and you must choose a regular and large-scale screening institution.
In addition, it is necessary to appropriately shorten the screening interval for high-risk groups. Some people even think that only the elderly can do screening and they don’t have to worry about being young and healthy. In fact, the wrong view has been that in recent years, there have been more and more young people who suffer from breast cancer , cervical cancer , lung cancer, and digestive tract tumors. Because many people do not understand the meaning of the indicators on the tumor screening sheet, they simply believe that tumor marker is normal and does not have cancer. You should know that some cancers such as lung cancer, gastric cancer , intestinal tumors may have already developed cancer when the tumor marker is normal.
In addition to the above cognitive errors related to tumor screening, people will also make some minor mistakes during routine physical examinations, such as thinking that color ultrasound can screen for prostate cancer , X-rays can check lung cancer, CT, infrared can check breast cancer, etc., everyone's concept of which tumors should be screened for different ages is also confused. For example, after a 20-year-old woman has sex, she should have cervical cancer and cytology examination . After the age of 30, women should have breast examinations, middle-aged and elderly people, especially those who smoke, should have low-dose spiral CT, etc., and gastroenteroscopes should be performed after the age of 50. In short, both doctors and ordinary people must work together on the road to fighting cancer.
