[timr]

Don't do this. Nearly all cancer tests are overly sensitive, and not great at detecting the cancers you care about (the ones that will progress).

If you run out and get a bunch of random cancer tests, you are basically ensuring that you will get unnecessary and painful treatment for a finding that probably wouldn't have harmed you in the first place.

It's not a satisfying answer, but it's true. The reason most cancers are found late is because there's no effective alternative.

[fhsm]

Yes. You are correct. Patent is providing bad advice about PSA

https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3519

Colo , when appropriate , is good but not as a general interest test:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2529486

[Take8435]

Agreed. For more see https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/18/6395885...