Tag: screening
Cervical cancer: self-testing at home could double the screening rate
News Published on 05/12/2023 at 1:20 p.m. Updated 05/12/2023 at 1:20 p.m. Reading 2 mins. A new American study shows that women would be more active in the screening process…
Genetic screening: should they be generalized to avoid future diseases?
News Published on 05/09/2023 at 4:15 p.m. Updated 05/09/2023 at 4:15 p.m. Reading 3 mins. in collaboration with Ivan Pourmir (medical oncologist) Medical validation: May 09, 2023 According to an…
Papillomavirus in humans: symptoms, screening, dangerous?
HPV refers to a large family of viruses, some of which infect the genital mucous membranes. Often benign, the infection can however persist and be at the origin of cancers:…
STI: biologists demand free screening for those under 26
News Published on 04/18/2023 at 1:59 p.m. Updated 04/18/2023 at 1:59 p.m. Reading 2 mins. While the 2023 social security financing law provides for free, non-prescription screening for sexually transmitted…
Prediabetes: an American study recommends screening for everyone from the age of 35
News Published on 03/28/2023 at 10:06 am Updated 03/28/2023 at 10:06 am Reading 4 mins. According to an American study, extending screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes to all…
What is the 3D mammography now recommended for breast cancer screening?
The Haute Autorité de Santé recommends introducing 3D mammography by tomosynthesis in breast cancer screening offered to women aged 50 to 74. What’s the point ? What does it change…
Breast cancer: screening recommendations are changing
News Published on 03/17/2023 at 5:55 p.m. Updated 03/17/2023 at 5:55 p.m. Reading 3 mins. As part of the organized screening for breast cancer in women, the High Authority for…
STD screening (STI): time, price, where, how does it work?
After risky sexual intercourse, in the event of suggestive symptoms or when one wishes to stop using a condom, STD/STI screening is essential to find out whether or not one…
Prostate cancer: digital rectal examination screening is not enough
News Published on 03/09/2023 at 3:27 p.m. Updated 03/09/2023 at 3:27 p.m. Reading 3 mins. Digital rectal examination, a common method of detecting prostate cancer, is not precise enough to…
Colorectal cancer screening: how to get your kit (and do it)?
IMMUNOLOGICAL TEST. The month of March is an opportunity to do your colorectal cancer screening for free if you are between 50 and 74 years old. How ? Can you…