The Importance of Health Screening
Being proactive and discussing screening tests with your doctor makes good health sense. Some tests, such as a Pap test or breast exam should be a routine part of every woman’s health care. Other tests become more or less important based on your risks. Proper screening won’t always prevent a disease, but doing these tests can find a disease early enough to give you the best chance of overcoming it.
Reasons Why Screening Tests Are Important
Getting the right screening test at the right time is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Screenings find diseases like diabetes or cancer early, many times before you have any symptoms, and when they’re easier to treat. What test you should have done depends on your age and your risk factors. Learn more about the screenings your doctor may recommend for you.
Talk to your doctor about breast cancer screening. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly screening for women at average risk beginning at 40. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine screening mammograms every two years from ages 50 to 74. These low-dose X-rays can sometimes detect a breast mass three years before you can feel it. But a normal mammogram does not completely rule out the possibility of breast cancer. Here are a lists of screening tests that should be discussed with your Doctors
- Screening for High Blood Pressure
- Breast cancer screening,
- Screening for Cervical Cancer
- Osteoporosis Screening Tests
- Screening for Skin Cancer
- Screening for High Blood Pressure
- Determining Cholesterol Levels
- Screening for Type 2 Diabetes
- HIV Screening Tests
- Screening for Colo-rectal Cancer
- Glaucoma Screening
Watch this video and see more information about these screening tests. Essential Screening Tests Every Woman Needs
Source: WebMD , Clinical Nursing, Natural Remedies Encyclopedia. The American Cancer Society
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