All of the following are used for screening cancers in females except
Correct Answer: Office endometrial aspirate: Endometrial carcinoma
Description: Ans. b. Office endometrial aspirate: Endometrial carcinomaOffice endometrial aspirate is not used for screening of Endometrial carcinoma.Transvaginal ultrasound and endometrial sampling have been advocated as screening tests for endometrial cancer but benefit from routine screening have not been shown.`Screening for endometrial cancer should currently not be undeaken because of a lack of an appropriate, cost-effective and acceptable test that reduces moality. Routine PAP testing is an inadequate test that reduces moality. Routine PAP testing is inadequate and endometrial cytology assessment is too insensitive and non-specific to be useful in screening for endometrial cancer even in a high-risk population.' Screening TestDisease ScreenedPapanicolaou (Pap's) smearCervical cancerMammographyBreast cancerCA-125Ovarian cancerScreening TestThe screening test is used to search for an unrecognized disease or defect, in apparently healthy individuals, using rapidly applied tests, examination or other proceduresScreening TestDisease ScreenedPapanicolaou (Pap's) smearCervical cancerQMammographyBreast cancerQBimanual oral examinationOral cancerQELISAHIVQUrine for sugar, Random blood sugarDiabetes mellitusQAFPDevelopmental anomalies in fetusQDRE + PSAProstate cancerQFecal occult blood testColorectal cancerQCA-125Ovarian cancerQ
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