Recommended Screening
Tests and Immunizations for
Women with High Risk Factors
(Part 1)
if it applies |
Does your family history include? |
Then ask your health care provider if you need the following screenings or tests more often or at a younger age: |
---|---|---|
High blood pressure | Blood pressure test | |
High cholesterol | Cholesterol test | |
Diabetes | Blood sugar test | |
Heart disease; premature heart disease or heart attack | Blood pressure test; cholesterol test; exercise stress test | |
Breast cancer | Mammogram; ovarian screening tests | |
Cervical, uterine, or vaginal cancer | Pap test; pelvic exam; ovarian screening tests; colon screening | |
Ovarian cancer | Pelvic exam; ovarian screening tests; colon screening; clinical breast exam | |
Osteoporosis; bone fracture in adulthood | Bone mineral density test | |
Thyroid disease or thyroid cancer | Thyroid test and/or genetic counseling | |
Gum (periodontal) disease | Oral exam | |
Hearing problems; deafness | Hearing test | |
Vision problems; eye disease; blindness | Vision exam | |
Inflammatory bowel disease; colon polyps; colon, ovarian or endometrial cancer | Colonoscopy; sigmoidoscopy; DCBE; rectal exam; fecal occult blood test | |
Cancer, heart disease, or any illness at an unusually young age (50 or under) | Genetic counseling, possible early screening tests | |
Two relatives with the same kind of cancer | Genetic counseling, possible early screening tests | |
Birth defects or genetic disorder (you or your partner) | Genetic counseling, possible early screening tests. If you want to become pregnant, genetic counseling for you and your partner. |
This chart lists screenings or
tests you might need more often or earlier due to having high risk factors,
or things in your life that increase your chances of developing a condition or
disease.
Last Updated August 2003
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