Eating the right foods and drinking plenty of water is always important to your health. Focusing on good nutrition is even more important before and after you donate plasma. Follow these tips for a safe and successful plasma donation experience and to get your body ready to donate. On this page: Before you donate plasma, After you donate plasma, Anytime.
Screening Tests That Have Been Shown to Reduce Cancer Deaths. 1  Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) These tests have all been shown to reduce deaths from colorectal cancer. 2  Low-dose helical computed tomography.
In a few cases, cancer is diagnosed incidentally as a result of evaluating or treating other medical conditions. Cancer diagnosis begins with a thorough physical exam and a complete medical history. Laboratory studies of blood, urine, and stool can detect abnormalities that may indicate cancer. When a tumor is suspected, imaging tests such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and fiber-optic endoscopy examinations help doctors determine the cancer's location and size.