| Knowing that one of your family members isn't | | | | people shy away from or avoid their doctors all |
| feeling well can really bring down your mood. Even | | | | together. They are often afraid to make an |
| worse still is finding out that one of your closest | | | | appointment to meet with their physician or even |
| family members has been diagnosed with breast | | | | with their dentist because they are afraid of the |
| cancer or some other form of cancer such as | | | | possibility of their doctor finding something wrong |
| prostate cancer. While there have been many medical | | | | with them. However, when it comes to this type of |
| advances with regards to cancer diagnosis and | | | | thinking, we must remind ourselves that prevention is |
| treatment, knowing that a loved one has cancer | | | | better than cure. |
| often means a long road ahead, peppered with | | | | When you go to your doctor, you are doing so with |
| uncertainty. | | | | the idea that if he or she does find something wrong |
| With regards to cancer, once you reach a certain age | | | | with you, you would have caught the problem early |
| (usually when you are in your fifties), it is important | | | | enough so that it can be treated and/or possibly |
| that you maintain a regular annual or biannual trip to | | | | cured versus waiting until it is too late to be able to |
| see your physician for cancer screening as well as a | | | | do anything. So, the next time you are starting to |
| regular checkup. You would think that, knowing this, | | | | feel nervous about making doctor's appointments, |
| more adults (especially older adults) would be on top | | | | just remind yourself that you are doing so for your |
| of their health. However, as is often the case, many | | | | benefit! |