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.
Scientists study screening tests to find those with the fewest risks and most benefits. They look at results over time to see if finding the cancer early decreases one's chances of dying from the disease. Three such screening tests include: 1  Chest x-ray: A plain x-ray of your chest.2  An x-ray of the organs and bones inside the chest. 3  Chest x-ray is no longer recommended for screening. Lung cancer screening can help find lung cancer at an early stage when it is easier to treat. 2  At this time, studies have shown that low-dose spiral CT scan is the only lung cancer screening tool that reduces the risk of dying from lung cancer. 3  Lung cancer screening is not right for everyone.