alt Hacker NewsWhat's a good way for an otherwise healthy person to screen for kidney cancer, in terms of trade-offs?
Annual MRI?
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brudgers • last Friday at 11:10 PM
Talking to your doctor is the simplest thing that might work.
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What's a good way for an otherwise healthy person to screen for kidney cancer, in terms of trade-offs?
Annual MRI?
Talking to your doctor is the simplest thing that might work.
IDK TBH. My wife had all the general recommended screenings. The only thing that showed potential problems was slightly elevated WBC. It was ultimately what they thought was a UTI that stayed a little too long that got us to get a CT and ultimately the diagnosis.
I do wonder if a 5 year whole body MRI or CT would be generally beneficial for the population. I don't think it needs to be Annual to have benefits.
The problem is it really isn't uncommon for your body to create random puss fill sacks all over the place. It's one thing our cancer doctor warned us about. My wife is now on a 6 month CT regimen and ultimately, they'll just ignore new lumps.