June 2019 – Precancerhealt

Month: June 2019

Mammography

June 4, 2019
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Mammograms are an essential breast cancer screening and diagnostic tool. Using low-dose X-rays, they can show abnormal (usually noncancerous, or benign) areas or tissues in your breast and can help detect cancer before you have symptoms. A screening mammogram is a routine (usually annual) mammogram that healthcare providers recommend to look for signs of cancer […]

PAP smear test

June 4, 2019
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A Pap smear is a procedure that involves collecting cells from the cervix for testing. It also is called a Pap test. A Pap test is often used to look for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the cervix. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of […]

HPV vaccine

June 4, 2019
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection which can affect the skin, genital area and throat. Almost all sexually active people will be infected at some point in their lives, usually without symptoms. In most cases the immune system clears HPV from the body. Persistent infection with high-risk HPV can cause abnormal cells […]