Lisa99
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Have you had a preventive full body scan to detect cancer early? If so would you do it again?
I've read the literature and know that it isn't recommended without symptoms but I'm scared.
My mother-in-law died a month ago today of uterine cancer, a good friend was diagnosed Monday with advanced ovarian cancer (she's 47), a co-worker was diagnosed last week with breast cancer (51), then another co-worker yesterday in our team meeting told us she had her first radiation treatment that morning (she's in her late 30s).
I'm current on mammograms, PAP and had my first colonoscopy late last year and all is clear. But I'm stunned by so many friends and loved ones being diagnosed simultaneously so soon after MIL passed so the question... am I crazy to be thinking about a full body scan?
I'm not a worrier by nature but I'm thinking about cancer almost obsessively and I start crying for no apparent reason (during a meeting yesterday of all times!)... I have no idea what to do at this point.
I've read the literature and know that it isn't recommended without symptoms but I'm scared.
My mother-in-law died a month ago today of uterine cancer, a good friend was diagnosed Monday with advanced ovarian cancer (she's 47), a co-worker was diagnosed last week with breast cancer (51), then another co-worker yesterday in our team meeting told us she had her first radiation treatment that morning (she's in her late 30s).
I'm current on mammograms, PAP and had my first colonoscopy late last year and all is clear. But I'm stunned by so many friends and loved ones being diagnosed simultaneously so soon after MIL passed so the question... am I crazy to be thinking about a full body scan?
I'm not a worrier by nature but I'm thinking about cancer almost obsessively and I start crying for no apparent reason (during a meeting yesterday of all times!)... I have no idea what to do at this point.