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How A Checkup
Can Save Life
One of the American Cancer Society's most often repeated messages to the public is: have a checkup annually, even if you feel perfectly healthy. The reason is simple: it can and does save lives. At one leading cancer-detection center, one case of cancer was,found in every 120 checkups. This ratio may not sound impressive, but it meayt some 490 cases discovered' among the 12,020 patients examined.
Cancers start from a single location but take time to spread. A careful physical examination every twelve months reduces the likelihood of a cancer's spreading.
Significantly, at the detection center, one case of cancer was found in every seventyeight checkups at first examination, but only one per 141 among those who came for subsequent checkups. Cancers had less chance to develop during the intervening year.
DETECTION
Cancer checkups are aimed at detecting unsuspected abnormal masses or tumors. For instance, your doctor may inspect the rectum and lower bowel with a narrow lighted tube called a proctoscope. This “procto" exam can reveal almost three out of four cancers early enough for probable cure. If you're a woman, your doctor will examine your breasts for suspicious lumps.
Complete inspection of the body surface may show the existence of skin cancer — a highly common, but highly curable, form.
A chest x-ray (especially for the cigarette smoker) may also reveal the presence of an unsldlpected cancer.
In women, a Tap test may reveal cancer of the womb at a stage when it is practically 100 per cent curable. -
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