Knowing that one of your family members isn't feeling well can really bring down your mood.
Even worse still is finding out that one of your closest family members has been diagnosed with breast cancer or some other form of cancer such as prostate cancer.
While there have been many medical advances with regards to cancer diagnosis and treatment, knowing that a loved one has cancer often means a long road ahead, peppered with uncertainty.
With regards to cancer, once you reach a certain age (usually when you are in your fifties), it is important that you maintain a regular annual or biannual trip to see your physician for cancer screening as well as a regular checkup.
You would think that, knowing this, more adults (especially older adults) would be on top of their health.
However, as is often the case, many people shy away from or avoid their doctors all together.
They are often afraid to make an appointment to meet with their physician or even with their dentist because they are afraid of the possibility of their doctor finding something wrong with them.
However, when it comes to this type of thinking, we must remind ourselves that prevention is better than cure.
When you go to your doctor, you are doing so with the idea that if he or she does find something wrong with you, you would have caught the problem early enough so that it can be treated and/or possibly cured versus waiting until it is too late to be able to do anything.
So, the next time you are starting to feel nervous about making doctor's appointments, just remind yourself that you are doing so for your benefit!