This topic interests many people.
You may come across advertising clinics at various clinics several times a day that talk about screening studies, although some people may not even know what the screening is for.
Modern medicine is advancing and today there are programs in almost all countries of the world that help a certain group of the population (we can also call it a target group) for the early diagnosis and prevention of this or that disease.
What is screening? What is a screening test?
A screening test is done to detect potential health disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms of disease.
The goal is early detection and lifestyle changes or surveillance, to reduce the risk of disease, or to detect it early enough to treat it most effectively.
Different types of screening are introduced according to the general state of health, family history and age.
Some common screening tests
- Cholesterol measurements
- Fecal occult blood test
- Pap test
- Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
- Mammography
- Colonoscopy
- Diabetes or prediabetes
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