Amps the problem with that is that it throws up a load of benign findings that then get investigated. Which is pointless.
We call them incidentalomas. Incidental finding of something completely harmless.
Speak to a plastic surgeon who does melanoma work and they will tell you to get a mole check every 3 months. A colorectal surgeon will tell you to watch for bowel cancer etc etc.
I’ve found 2 cancers in patients waiting for hip surgery who were anaemic. They had bowel cancer. But I see hundreds of patients with anaemia every year.
GPs get blamed for missing stuff. But it’s really hard. Even in suspected cancer clinics - we call them 2 week wait clinics - only 4% of people referred have cancer.
Unexplained weight loss, fatigue and night sweats are probably the big three in terms of non-specific symptoms.
Scanning yourself every year will just add to health anxiety.
Take the Edward smsllman aporoach and live and let live on broccoli and runs and romantic holidays with your builder. Worry less and live more!
