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In reply to the discussion: Biden's last screening for prostate cancer was in 2014, spokesperson says [View all]Ms. Toad
(37,324 posts)And there is no screening at all for uterine cancer. If you mean cervical cancer, routine screening ends at 65. Colonoscopies for colorectal cancer (both genders) typically end at 85.
American Cancer Society no longer recommends breast self-examination, as not effective in reducing breast cancer deaths. That was how my mother and I found our breast cancers. In her case, they could not even confirm it by mammogram and she went in for a biopsy expecting what she had found to be benign. In my case, it was confirmed by mammogram - but for the month of dozens of doctor's visits more than half could not find the lump on their own.
The screening guidelines (which generally determine what insurance will pay for) is not all about life expectancy - the recommendations are a balance of a lot of things including life expectancy, risk of aggressive v. relatively benign cancer, likelihood that treatment would extend life or quality of life, effectiveness (including age-related rate of false positives), cost of treatment, etc. I agree with some - and disagree with others. But they aren't only regarding prostate screening for men - there are guidelines for most cancer screenings, and most end at some point.
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