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Recommended Screening Tests and Immunizations for
Women with High Risk Factors
(Part 1)

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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.

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Last Updated August 2003


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