trouble with many types of Cancer is that they are "silent". by the time you notice something, it's well into the metastasing phase and your odds are slim.

it's important to get GOOD medical attention to any complaints you have - you're paying your MD to TREAT you, not call you a hypochondriac. I had to see 3 doctors on 5 seperate occasions befor I got proper attention to my own neck cancer. Thank goodness it was somewhere obvious, or I wouldn't be writing this today...

ideally, everyone should have some sort of full-body scan every few years. maybe EVERY year. it would cost a bit, but I think it would save many lives and a lot of pain and tears...