# @njeri.md on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPzPQGODpUW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63301307-njerimd-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-14T18:03:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Njeri Kuria, MD | Cardiology (@njeri.md) — https://gondola.cc/njeri.md

## Caption

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.
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💙 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 earlier (e.g., age 40 or 10 years before a family member’s diagnosis) or repeat more frequently, depending on findings and history.

#CancerScreening #EarlyDetection #PreventiveCare #BreastCancerAwareness #HealthyLiving

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breastcancerawareness, cancerscreening, earlydetection, healthyliving, preventivecare

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