Cancer Screening and another look at the gastro-esophageal junction
When I posted the hiatus hernia last week, some people couldn’t see what I meant by the mucosa hugging the scope. Here another scope view that shows you the mucosa hugging the scope. This is a normal view of the junction between the esophagus and the stomach from below. The black tube is the scope and it has turned back to look at itself passing down thru the junction.
Here’s a view marked with red for the mucosa and blue for the scope.
Compare that with a hiatus hernia.
I was debating whether I should put this up, but then I think that I should share with all those in the nearby area that there will be a cancer screening week here:
From 18th March to 27th March 2007 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Screening tests will be offered at reduced rates during this period.
| Cancer | Suggested to attend screening | Test |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | Women aged 40 and above | Mammography |
| Cervix | All sexually active women | Pap Smear |
| Colon and rectum | Anyone aged 50 and above | Colonoscopy |
| Liver | Hepatitis B and C carriers | Ultrasound and AFP blood test |
| Nasopharynx | Aged 40 and above, particularly Chinese male | Nasal endoscopy and EBA VCA IgM blood test |
| Prostate | Men aged 45 and above | Digital Rectal Exam and PSA blood test |
Update:
I’ve taken out the price column. I’m posting the info here because it’s cheap but you should call to check that out if you are interested for yourself or your family : 04-4428888.
For a pap smear scan and the breast scan, the cost is really affordable, problem is that most women only go a doc they are familiar and comfortable with
Is there anything that is free in Malaysia when it comes to medical? I was wondering if this is runned by the government or a private clinic.
LOL, should we pity the dude whose scope has turned back to look on itself? ha ha.
just me, for pap smear you go to a familiar doctor.
A mammogram is done by a radiographer and the films are read by a radiologist. A mammogram is not a breast scan. Usually that refers to an ultrasound scan. That is done by a radiologist.
Judy, in government it’s practically free. In private, then it’s pay for service. Everyone has a choice. It’s a free country.
Quite similar to NHS. The government is feeling the pinch in healthcare expenditure.
jonzz, haha.. no.. that’s the normal procedure to look at the gastro-esophageal junction. Routinely done to complete the examination.
Nowadays, stomach cancer tends to grow at the gastro-esophageal junction compared to before when most of them grow at the lower end of the stomach.
wahhh..cheap leh…i agree with justme , pap smear normally they will go to a female dr and oso someone who they are familiar with..mine , thank god..my hubby do for me..kekekkeke..
Haha…*blush*…I’ll prefer to go to some one whom I’m familiar and comfortable with…hmmm…perhaps should consider to marry a doctor too…better if he’s a gynaecologist some more able to deliver our baby…bwahahahaha…=P
Suppose to go for a health screening but so scared. I know something is wrong. I think most patients are liddat arh! Scared of the outcome. Drag, drag, drag and then it gets worse. sigh….
Should have married a doctor, so everyday gets check… hahaha. But not a gynae, he sees so many women’s naked bodies a day, I’m sure he gets sick of another one at home. muahahahaha….
Eve, one of the side benefits, eh?
Chelsea, yup, being comfortable with you doctor helps.
eastcoastlife, if you know something is wrong, then it’s not “screening” already. Do you mean that you have symptoms? If you do, please do not delay.
You can delay screening but evaluating symptoms shouldn’t wait.
I just vomited all over my keyboard and your blog. Thought you wanted to know that. Ugh.
LOL
I need a “warning! Warning! Icky picture coming!”
Annie, aiks… it’s a really clean picture, this one.
Update: I just found out that the NPC screening includes Epstein-Barr Virus Viral Capsid Antigen IgM.
Dr Chan,
you’ve been tagged! Go to my latest post for details. hehehe…