More myth-busting! This time let’s tackle preventive care!  I am a myth-buster of preventive care ideas.

 
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Are you a woman (at routine risk and) concerned about getting ovarian cancer?  No screening tests are suggested for women at routine risk of ovarian cancer as you probably will not  live longer (medical phraseology is “unlikely to experience any mortality benefit”).

Do you have a first-degree relative who had colon cancer, what are your risks of colon cancer?  Research has showed that if you have only one first-degree relative with colorectal cancer, and YOU have not developed colorectal cancer by 55 years of age, your risk of having colorectal cancer is similar to the risk in the general population.

If you are an older woman wanting to reduce your urinary tract infections, cranberry capsules (taken daily) do not help.