Screenings save lives! 💖🩺 [SAVE AND SCREENSHOT below] Follow @njeri.md, for ways Drs want to save your life! 🩷 Mammograms (Breast Cancer Screening) • Purpose: Detect breast cancer early — often before symptoms appear, when treatment is most effective. •When to start: 🎀 WOMEN: Begin at age 40, every 1–2 years. ⚡️ High-risk women: May start before age 40, especially if they have: ⚡️ A first-degree relative diagnosed before 50 ⚡️ A known BRCA1/2 or other genetic mutation ⚡️ Prior chest radiation (e.g., for lymphoma) ⚡️ Certain high-risk benign findings Ladies, please have breast self-awareness — know what’s normal for you and report changes (lumps) early. _____________________________________________________ 💙 Colonoscopy (Colorectal Cancer Screening) • Purpose: Detect colorectal cancer and remove precancerous polyps before they become cancerous. • When to start: 💩 ALL MEN/WOMEN adults: Begin at age 45, every 10 years if normal. ⚡️ Higher-risk individuals: May need to start...