Departments

Medical Departments

Screening Clinic

Mission

Cancer Prevention

• Primary prevention

This section consists in the measures taken in order to avoid the development of avoidable cancers.
- Fight against smoking,
- Warnings against excessive sun and sun bench exposures,
- Respect for safety instructions in occupational environment,
- Advice to have balanced diet : eat more fruit and vegetables, reduce fat and alcohol in your diet.
- fight against sedentariness and excess weight.

 

• Secondary prevention or detection

Detecting cancer means detecting it before symptoms appear. The aim is to highlight the lesions at an early stage in order to give an effective treatment and to reduce the death rate.

The screening showed its utility only for certain kinds of cancers. It is not yet possible to detect all of them precociously.
A screening test only highlights the lesions existing when it is carried out. This is why it is strongly recommended to consult a doctor if one or more warning signals appear.

 

Screening consultation

• The consultation is directed towards the prevention of cancer:

- of the skin
- of the colon from 50 years (coloscopy, search for blood in the saddles)
- of the prostate for men* from 50 years

- of the cervix of the uterus for women from 25 years (smear)
- of the breast for women from 40 years (mammography)

 

• The examination :
General examination of the skin, the month and ganglias, etc.

Especially,
For women : breast palpation and gynaecological examination with a smear every 2 years.
For men* : a rectal examination to touch the prostate and possibly a blood sampling to determinate the PSA (Prostatic Specific Antigen)

 

• Complementary examinations :
Complementary examinations are proposed according to the age, to possible complaints, to risk factors

 

IN PRACTICE   • The examination is about 20 minutes long and is advised to be done - for women from 20 years old - for men from 45 years old   • It is not necessary to be on an empty stomach   • Results will be send to you personally, but also to the physician you gave us his address.   • Consultations take place on the 1st floor, 125 Boulevard de Waterloo, by appointment: AM : from Monday to Fridy PM : Monday et Tuesday Phone : 02/541.30.55 or 02/541.30.50   • To detect cancer at an early stage, it is to improve the chances of survival: speak with your attending physician

  

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE !