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Cancer Screening

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  • 13-07-2010 9:17pm
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    andy555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Where can you get a Cancer Screening in Dublin or a good clinic in Europe?


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    lonestargirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭lonestargirl


    Are you worried about a particular kind of cancer (because of family history / symptoms maybe)? I'm guessing from your name that you are male, your GP can give you a simple blood test (PSA) that screens for prostate cancer.

    There isn't a one-off test that screens for all cancers.Screening may bring with it it's own risks, a doctor should not expose you to more invasive screening without you having some risk factors.


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    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    start with your GP, who can do a physical exam, take a medical history, do relevant bloods and refer you to a specialist for further investigation if necessary.


    be wary of clinics who offer "health screening" at a hefty cost - most of what they do could be done by a GP at a fraction of the cost, most of it is unnecessary if someone has no symptoms, and if they detect any abnormality, they dont deal with it... they just send you straight back to your GP.

    so keep your money in your pocket and visit your GP as a starting point.


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    andy555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭andy555


    Thanks for the advice, is just good to know how the people get checked.


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    andy555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭andy555


    And if some one has no symptoms.....you can here that some time is too late..


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