{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Glossary","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary","author_name":"Glossary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/","title":"Secondary prevention - Definition of Secondary prevention","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MdtkRxDFtU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/secondary-prevention\/\">Secondary prevention<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/secondary-prevention\/embed\/#?secret=MdtkRxDFtU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Secondary prevention&#8221; &#8212; Glossary\" data-secret=\"MdtkRxDFtU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Measures taken after a disease exists to prevent further complications or new cases from occurring strategies include screening, case finding, diagnosis, and treatment.The use of methods such as screening tests which avoid a serious disease by detecting it early.The avoidance on alleviation of the serious consequences of disease by early detection. Best known methods include routine examinations on screening tests applied to population regarded as having a high risk of contracting specific diseases.The early detection of disease that reduces or prevents its serious outcome. Routine regular examination of particular age-groups for example, children or the elderly and screening tests are examples of secondary prevention.Limiting the impact or the recurrence of an illness in patients already afflicted by it.Secondary prevention refers to early detection of cancer, such as by knowing cancer\u2019s warning signals and performing a monthly self-exam.Within an organizational stress intervention context refers to educational strategies such as teaching stress management skills."}