@doctorsgetcancertoo: 💷 5 things that are always worth your money (health edition) Jumping on the trend….. but in a healthcare essential kinda way….. 🚗 The petrol to get to your cervical screening appointment. One tank of fuel is a lot cheaper than treating cervical cancer. Smear tests save lives and yet 1 in 3 do not attend. 🧻 The toilet paper you “waste” doing a FIT test. The FIT test takes minutes and could detect bowel cancer before symptoms appear. The “at home poo test” reduces your risk from dying from bowel cancer by 25% and yet a third of people don’t do it. 💊 Your prescription charge. Whether it’s HRT, blood pressure tablets, asthma inhalers or statins. taking medication that prevents serious illness is one of the best investments you can make. 🦷 A dental check-up. Not just for your teeth. Dentists often spot mouth cancers, gum disease and signs of other health conditions before anyone else. 🧴 Sunscreen. One bottle costs far less than the physical and emotional and physical cost of treating skin cancer. Broad-spectrum SPF 30+ (or SPF 50 if you’re in strong sun) protects against both UVA and UVB damage. What would you spend your money on? ⬇️ What are you health care non negotiables? ⬇️ #healthiswealth #healthadvice #health #gpadvice #doctorsoftiktok
