HERALD-CITIZEN/REGIONAL BUYERS GUIDE, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, January 30, 2013 — A-45
MEDICAL DIRECTORY Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer (pap test)
Ages 19-39 1. Perform clinical breast exam and quarterly breast assignments. 2. Mammogram for patients at high risk. Risk factors include: • Family history of pre-menopausal breast cancer (mother or sister) • Personal history of breast ovarian/endometrial cancer
1. Perform clinical breast exam and quarterly breast assessments. 2. Mammogram every 1-2 years at discretion of primary care prescriber
1. Every 1-3 years for women who have been sexually active and have a cervix. 2. Three-year intervals generally begin after 3 consecutive negative results 3. Screening may not be necessary if the patient has had a total hysterectomy for noncancerous disease. Risk factors include: • Failure to receive regular Pap tests • History of cervical tumors • Infection with HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) or other sexually transmitted diseases • High-risk sexual behavior • HIV/AIDS
WOMEN: Screenings Balance the calories you take in from food and drink with the calories you burn off by your activities. • Be tobacco free. For tips on how to quit, go to www.smokefree.gov. To talk to someone about how to quit, call the National Quitline: 1-800Take Steps to QUITNOW (784-8669). Good Health • If you drink alcohol, have no more than • Be physically active and make healthy one drink per day. A standard drink is one food choices. Learn how at 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler, one www.healthfinder.gov/prevention. five-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of • Get to a healthy weight and stay there. 80-proof distilled spirits.
From Page 36 Talk with your health care team about whether you need vaccinations. You can also find which ones you need by going to www2.cdc.gov/nip/adultimmsched/.
Ages 50-65
Ages 65+
1. Every 1-3 years at physician discretion. 2. The Pap test may be omitted after age 65 if there is documented evidence of regular previous screenings that are consistently normal.