024 Better Cancer Screening While Aging

October 27, 2016 00:28:00
024 Better Cancer Screening While Aging
Better Health While Aging
024 Better Cancer Screening While Aging

Oct 27 2016 | 00:28:00

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Show Notes

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Louise Walter, MD, an expert on cancer screening in older adults and the Chief of the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California San Francisco. They discuss:

  • Why it’s important to consider life-expectancy, before pursuing cancer screening
  • How doctors and others can better estimate life-expectancy
  • Why cancer screening can be harmful to some older adults
  • Why it’s important for older people to ask “How soon will this help me?”
  • Why screening for prostate cancer with the “PSA” test is often problematic
  • Dr. Walter’s top tips on making sure you get cancer screening services that are right for you

Related Resources:

Life expectancies of women and men by quartiles of health, from Dr. Walter’s 2001 article on cancer screening in older adults:

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