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- May 20, 2011
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By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
Annual checkups and tests such as colonoscopies and PSA assays are important, but it’s not a good idea to rely on tests alone to protect you from cancer. It’s just as important to listen to your body and notice anything that’s different, odd, or unexplainable. (You should also listen to those close to you, such as a wife or partner, because others sometimes notice things we’re unaware of–or don’t want to admit.) You don’t want to join the ranks of cancer patients who realize too late that symptoms they’d noticed for a long time could have sounded the alarm earlier, when cancer was easier to cure.
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Cancer Symptoms Men Most Often Ignore originally appeared on Caring.com.
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I would like to add that if your doctor isn't interested in following up and checking out your concerns, dismisses your symptoms, or simply ignores your requests for further investigative testing, find another provider who will LISTEN TO YOU!
Doctors who will not listen and who have a negative or demeaning attitude toward patients are not practicing excellent medicine. They miss things because they do not hear what they're being told as they have already made up their minds. They are not open to working WITH their patients.
Remember-- doctors work for YOU! It is not irresponsible to ask for a second opinion nor is it "doctor shopping" to seek out a practitioner who takes a personal interest in their patients.
And finally, it is always a good idea to ask for copies of your medical records, as a way of maintaining your own file of your medical history. If you were to ever need information for disability-- this would be a valuable resource.
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