Intimate health care
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the importance of health checks and self-examination, and how to conduct one.
Key learning points
- Most cancers are more treatable the earlier they're detected, regular examinations are important.
- Most abnormalities aren't cancer, but it is important to get them checked.
- Breast cancer is most common in people over 50. People of any gender can get breast cancer.
Keywords
Breast self-examination - an inspection of the appearance and feel of the breast tissue to check for abnormalities
Testicular self-examination - an inspection of the appearance and feel of the testicles to check for abnormalities
Smear test - a test to check for abnormal cells in the cervix (neck of the uterus)
Common misconception
Cancer is just something that affects older people.
The risk of many cancers does increase in older age. However, testicular cancer and cervical cancer are more prevalent in younger people.
Teacher tip
Normalise regular self-examination by framing it as something everyone can do regularly, like brushing teeth or checking your phone battery.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of sexual content
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.If people stop having vaccines, it's possible for infectious diseases to ...
Q2.Match the words to the definitions:
disease-fighting proteins
sudden, quick or sometimes severe
the process of becoming immune to a disease
continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period
Q3.A live vaccine ...
Q4.A non-live vaccine can ...
Q5.Which of the following is NOT a general sign of a health condition?
Q6.Changes to our bowel habits that may need medical advice include ...
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.A smear test checks for cervical cancer and is normally offered from the age of ...
Q2.Cancer treatments are more successful ...
Q3.Which of the following is unlikely to be a sign of breast cancer that needs medical investigation?
Q4.Match the procedure to the description …
when a needle is inserted into a vein to collect blood
when a probe is used to create an internal image of the body
when a speculum is inserted into the vagina to collect cells
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