Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c7qTsVVxXw
Screening Test:
Pap Test:
A Pap test is recommended every three years for: women 21 years old and
older who are or have been sexually active.
A Pap test is a simple screening test that can detect cell changes in the
cervix that may lead to cancer before women feel any symptoms.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/cervical-cancer-testing-and-prevention
When to get tested
A Pap test is recommended every three years for:
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women 21 years old and older who are or have been sexually active
transgender men who have a cervix, who are 21 years old and older, and who
are or have been sexually active
Women 70 years old and older can stop having Pap tests if they have had three or
more normal Pap test results in the past 10 years.
Women who have had a hysterectomy (an operation to remove all or part of
the uterus) should talk to their doctor or nurse practitioner to see if they need to
continue getting Pap tests.
You should still get a Pap test to check for cells that could lead to cervical cancer if
you:
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feel healthy and have no symptoms
are no longer sexually active
have only had one sexual partner
are in a same-sex relationship
have been through menopause
have no family history of cervical cancer
have received the HPV vaccine
Mammography: low risk women should be tested for breast cancerin their 40s
Number of lives saved is so small, cost and effort are high, false alarms and
investigation, unnecessary biopsies are not worth it for individuals. We should be
investing in something with a better return as a collective
It is the best option we have, it is getting better and improving. Early treatment gives
us better options. It is better to know where they are at even though mammograms
are not perfect. The medical tests are all about trade-offs. Screening tests can find
illness it can also misdiagnose people as having disease when they are not or tell
people they are fine when they are not. More precision for high risk people and less
precision for low risk people.
Ripple effect of mammograms: possible early diagnosis and treatment. How would
you handle false alarms, and possibly trigger invasive procedures to show in the end
it was nothing to be concerned about.
Pre-test is key, Lump or higher risk -> health care provider -> focus on relationship
with the doctor, personalized, values, science, unique risks, healthy behaviours,
positive changes.
Prevention Visit