Cancer Screening

Vianela Ramery’s poem celebrates her 12-year experience as a patient navigator helping to coordinate cancer screenings for patients and acting as their support system.

When should you start and stop screening for prostate cancer? The answer can be complicated, because each man needs to balance individually the benefits and harms of a screening test.

People diagnosed with one type of cancer are at an increased risk of having a second cancer later on, explains Dr. Edith Mitchell, highlighting the importance of continued cancer screenings.

Andi Dwyer, BS, explains how oncology navigators and their patients need to be aware of their risks of cancer to know how to best move ahead with cancer screenings.

Dr. Andrew Weinstein, a dermatologist, stresses the importance of monitoring skin changes regularly, giving advice and information regarding skin cancer, the most common cancer in the USA.

Breast cancer survivor Ginger Modiri stresses the importance of getting mammograms on time. To celebrate her 8-year anniversary of being cancer-free she organized a walk after the More than Pink Walk was cancelled because of COVID-19.

“Lung cancer”—what first pops into your head when you hear that?

It’s important to understand the nuances of this test, along with your family history, so you can make an informed decision on when to begin testing and how frequently.

Dr. Julian Schink, GYN Oncology Chief of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, provides screening tips and recommendations for these 2 most common gynecologic cancers.