CANCER SCREENING

Course overview

CANCER SCREENING IS PIVOTAL IN REDUCING THE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY FROM CANCER. SOME OF THE SCREENING METHODS, LIKE A PAP SMEAR, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DECREASING THE MORTALITY FROM CERVICAL CANCER. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE NET BENEFIT OF SCREENING, IT IS KEY TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON WITH AN AVERAGE RISK OF CANCER AND SUBJECT TO SCREENING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE SCREENING GUIDELINES OF SOME OF THE COMMON CANCERS AND THEIR USE BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.