Epidemiology For Dummies by Amal K. Mitra

Author:Amal K. Mitra [Mitra, Amal K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781394170722
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2022-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

Recognizing Secondary Prevention

Sometimes you may not prevent a disease from happening; however, by detecting a disease earlier, you may start the treatment early enough to reduce sufferings from the disease. Secondary prevention aims to identify diseases in the earliest stages before the onset of clinical sign and symptoms so that intervention measures will be more effective. For example, if a pregnant woman during her antenatal visits is screened for her hemoglobin status and found anemic, giving an iron treatment will keep her and the fetus healthy. Screening for iron status is a secondary prevention.

Here are some secondary prevention measures (Chapter 15 discusses screening programs in greater detail):

A breast self-exam and mammogram can detect breast cancer.

A stool of occult blood test can detect colon cancer.

A Pap smear test can detect cervical cancer.

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can detect prostatic cancer.

A tuberculin skin test (also called a Manteaux test) and a chest X-ray can detect tuberculosis.

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