Let's figure it out! I think it'll be beneficial for both developed & developing countries.
At that day, we can screen all the people through history taking, examination & investigation on step by step by organizing campaigns countrywide on those days (seizing risky ones to go on steps upwards i.e. to save time & cost).
If you still think it'll take long time, you can even reduce the load by letting people fill up the prestructured questions & seizing risky ones. Today’s cancer screening programs are being like a privilege of only developed countries ( PSA, mammogram, etc.) They're actually unfeasible for poor countries.
Can only they screen the victims of cancer? No, I don't think so. Why should we leave our clinical skills like taking history (which is still being the most cost-effective way in clinical practice)? Please don't see screening methods only like those PSA, mammogram. ..I mean for all commonly occurred cancers.. .. For example, in oral cavity you can seek erythroplakia, leukoplakia as a risk….Regarding probability of breast cancer you can ask about history in family (can guess BRCA1,2 mutation if strongly positive family history).....I mean it....
It’s just an idea. So it’s not an executive program. Let’s somewhat think about it!
Followings are replies from different persons of different countries. How about yours????
Rachel:
Well, that would be wonderful!
If your planning on being an oncologist and have an idea of how to do it, please voice that to someone.
I think the biggest problem would be that there are so many different types and so many different locations cancer can form. Some of them are still undetectable until they get to the later stages and nothing can really be done! So even if that was possible, how could you possibly do a screening to help detect those kinds?
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Medical Student
Gillianprowe:
Umm here in Ireland we do not have a National Cervical Screening program let alone mammogram facility YET! They have been promising since 1998, still waiting! Likewise, only yesterday the Government apologies to a female who had a mammogram and biopsy, was given the 'all clear' only to later find out she had breast cancer. So if you want a Worldwide Day, you can rule us out as we do not yet have the facilities. Best of Luck
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0404/cancer....
Ghost who walks:
Good idea. But world wide campiagns are organised for polio immunisations, malria, etc only. Cancer is a rare one affecting only a minority of population and may be the reason why no such campaigns done.
Susan S:
It would be very cumbersome.
There would be false positives as well as false negatives.
The people in poorer countries could not afford treatment.
Prostate, colon and breast cancer are not common in less developed countries.
What about an international stop smoking day? Smoking kills so many people each year.
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