TITLEENC
Cancer+-+Does+Early+Detection+Really+Mean+Longer+Life%3F

TITLE
Cancer - Does Early Detection Really Mean Longer Life?

URLENC
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaia-health.com%2Farticles%2F000016-Early-Cancer-Detection.shtml

URL
http://www.gaia-health.com/articles/000019-How-To-Avoid-Cancer.shtml


TOPIC
health

DIGGMEDIA
news

BUZZMEDIA
text

BUZZCATEGORY
health

NTDATE
2009-02-13

NTAUTHOR
Heidi Stevenson

NTSUB1
Health Care

NTSUB2
Health Care Industry

NTSUB3
SCIENCE

NTSUB4
Pharmaceuticals


SUMMARYENC
It's+virtually+an+article+of+faith+that+early+cancer+detection+will+save+your+life.+There's+a+clarion+call+to+focus+on+early+cancer+identification.+Women+are+told+to+have+regular+mammograms.+We're+taught+to+fear+any+changes+in+our+skin.+It+has+the+status+of+a+paradigm.+This+article+doesn't+presume+to+offer+a+definitive+answer%2C+but+aims+to+point+out+the+flaws+in+the+paradigm.

SUMMARY
It's virtually an article of faith that early cancer detection will save your life. There's a clarion call to focus on early cancer identification. Women are told to have regular mammograms. We're taught to fear any changes in our skin. It has the status of a paradigm. This article doesn't presume to offer a definitive answer, but aims to point out the flaws in the paradigm.