Why some people
Have a regular check-up every year
There was nothing unusual about the physical examination report
Suddenly, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer
Missed the best time to treat?
How exactly should I do a physical examination?
What is the difference between a cancer checkup and a general checkup?
Note: Routine physical examination ≠ cancer prevention physical examination
Most people usually have a routine physical examination every year, which generally includes blood tests, urine tests, electrocardiograms, and some ultrasound tests. These examinations can reflect some basic health conditions of the human body, such as whether there is high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia or high blood sugar, whether there is anemia, whether there is urinary tract infection, and whether the structure of major organs is normal. However, such a routine physical examination ≠ a cancer prevention physical examination.
Qian Jun, director of the Department of Medical Oncology of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, pointed out
Although routine physical examination may also detect some cancer patients, it is easy to "slip through the net", and generally only in the middle and advanced stages of cancer, the abnormal indicators of the body will appear, and most of the physical examination reports of early cancer patients will not show abnormalities.
Middle-aged and elderly people are most in need of cancer prevention checkups
Director Qian Jun said that the most important people in need of cancer prevention are middle-aged and elderly people. According to the latest tumor surveillance data from the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the 40-79 age group accounts for more than 80% of the incidence of cancer in our province, and is the focus of cancer prevention and control in our province. Secondly, people with a family history of tumors, chronic diseases, long-term bad lifestyle habits, and chronic infections, such as Helicobacter pylori and viral hepatitis, are recommended for cancer prevention physical examination.
What are the examination items for cancer prevention physical examination?
Compared with conventional physical examinations, cancer prevention physical examinations can detect early tumors in a more targeted manner. Director Qian Jun introduced: "Taking lung examination as an example, it is recommended that high-risk groups of lung cancer undergo chest low-dose CT examination. For liver examination, the general population may be abdominal B ultrasound, and the high-risk group of liver cancer is recommended to add alpha-fetoprotein examination. In the general population, the breast examination is generally B-ultrasound, but for those at high risk of breast cancer, mammography is recommended. ”
Many people trust expensive tests, such as PET-CT, and some people even think that scanning the whole body with PET-CT can find out all the early-stage tumors hidden in the body. Director Qian Jun said that in fact, it is not. Because PET-CT is indeed the most advanced examination method for finding solid tumors, it cannot find all early tumors, and there will be some false positives, and the price is relatively high. Therefore, the more expensive the cancer checkup, the better, only the most suitable for yourself is the best. Under the guidance of a doctor, the check-up should be customized to the most suitable cancer check-up package.
As the saying goes, illness comes from the mouth
Prevent cancer
In addition to the need for cancer prevention medical examination
It should also start with the "mouth".
Source: Suzhou CDC