Screenings scan for disease presence when there are still no symptoms to diagnose diseases at an early stage and increase the chance of cure. Breast cancer, colonoscopy, PAP and HPV (cervical cancer) are examples of Screening tests. Genetic testing to examine a person’s risk of developing hereditary disease is also a type of screening, for example, testing mutations in the BRCA gene for early detection or preventing the development of breast cancer
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- ScreeningScreenings scan for disease presence when there are still no symptoms to diagnose diseases at an early stage and increase the chance of cure. Breast cancer, colonoscopy, PAP and HPV (cervical cancer) are examples of Screening tests. Genetic testing to examine a person's risk of developing hereditary disease is also a type of screening, for example, testing mutations in the BRCA gene for early detection or preventing the development of breast cancer