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National Institutes of HealthScreenings are tests that look for diseases before you have symptoms. Screening tests can find diseases early, when they're easier to treat. You can get some screenings in your doctor's office. Others need special equipment, so you may need to go to a different office or clinic.
Some conditions that doctors commonly screen for include
- Breast cancer and cervical cancer in women
- Colorectal cancer
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Osteoporosis
- Overweight and obesity
Which tests you need depends on your age, your sex, your family history, and whether you have risk factors for certain diseases. After a screening test, ask when you will get the results and whom to talk to about them.
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Start Here
- Preventive Services for Healthy Living(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
Overviews
- Get Screened
(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- JAMA Patient Page: Screening Tests(American Medical Association) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Screening Tests and Vaccines(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Get Screened
Latest News
- Most Women Don't Need Regular Pelvic Exams, New Guidelines State(06/30/2014, HealthDay)
- Half a Million Cancers Prevented by Colon Screenings(06/06/2014, HealthDay)
- First-Time Colon Cancer Screening May Be Beneficial for Elderly(06/03/2014, HealthDay)
- Why We Screen for Some Cancers and Not Others(04/21/2014, American Cancer Society)
- More News on Health Screening
Specific Conditions
- Cancer Information Summaries: Screening/Detection
- Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ)
- Cardiac Risk Assessment(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- CDC Vital Signs: Alcohol Screening and Counseling(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Also available in Spanish
- Colon and Rectal Cancer Screening (Beyond the Basics)(UpToDate)
- Complete Blood Count(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Glucose Tests(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Kidney Checklist for Your Annual Physical(National Kidney Foundation) - PDF
- Lipid Profile(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Lung CT Scan for Cancer: Should You Be Screened?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Recommended Screenings / Risk Factors(American Heart Association) - PDF
- Skin Cancer Screening
- STD Testing: What's Right for You(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- TB Screening Tests(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Urinalysis(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Cancer Information Summaries: Screening/Detection
Related Issues
- Choosing Wisely When It Comes to Eye Care: Imaging Tests Without Signs of Eye Disease(American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Home Use Tests(Food and Drug Administration)
- Whole-Body CT Screening--Should I or Shouldn't I Get One?(Food and Drug Administration)
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Health Check Tools
- Calculate Your Body Mass Index
- Also available in Spanish
- Question Builder(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- What Vaccines Do You Need?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Your Disease Risk(Siteman Cancer Center)
- Also available in Spanish
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- Calculate Your Body Mass Index
Financial Issues
- What Are My Preventive Care Benefits? (Affordable Care Act)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Your Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
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Genetics
- MedlinePlus: Genetic Testing
- Also available in Spanish
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- MedlinePlus: Genetic Testing
Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: Task force recommends screening high-risk individuals for hepatitis B infection.
- Article: Doctors and patients confuse cervical screening with diagnostic tests.
- Article: Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings: abridged...
- Health Screening -- see more articles
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Organizations
Statistics
- CDC Vital Signs: Colorectal Cancer(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Children
- Blood Test: Lead (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Body Mass Index: Calculator for Child and Teen(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- MedlinePlus: Newborn Screening
- Also available in Spanish
- Vision Screening(American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
- Your Child's Vision(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
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Teenagers
- Body Mass Index: Calculator for Child and Teen(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Men
- Cancer Prevention Checklist for Men(American Cancer Society) - PDF
- Men's Health: Prevent the Top Threats(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Men: Stay Healthy at 50+, Get the Screenings You Need(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Also available in Spanish
- Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Also available in Spanish
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Women
- Mammograms
- Also available in Spanish
- Pap Smear(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Routine Osteoporosis Screening Recommended for All Women over Age 65(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Screening Tests for Women(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Women: Stay Healthy at 50+(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Also available in Spanish
- Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Also available in Spanish
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- Mammograms
Seniors
- Medicare Preventive and Screening Services(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
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