06/02/2026
One of the most dangerous assumptions people make about cancer is that they’ll feel it.
A symptom.
A warning sign.
Something that tells them it’s time to pay attention.
But as Valerie Fiordilino Maslow, PA-C shared in this conversation, many cancers don’t work that way.
In fact, some of the most treatable cancers are found before a person feels anything at all.
That’s what makes early detection so challenging.
When you feel healthy, it’s easy to assume you are healthy.
When nothing hurts, it’s easy to believe nothing is wrong.
And unfortunately, that’s often when people stop looking.
The reality is that by the time symptoms show up, the conversation can be very different than it was months or years earlier.
That’s not meant to create fear.
It’s a reminder that prevention isn’t about waiting for a problem to announce itself.
It’s about identifying risk before it becomes one.
Full conversation with Valerie Fiordilino Maslow, PA-C linked in bio.
Curious where people stand on this:
Would you want to know about a serious health issue before it caused symptoms?