Dignity Health | St. Rose Dominican | Reach | Winter 2018

Reach | Winter 2018 15 I need a checkup—and a doctor! We can help. Find a physician online at StRoseHospitals.org or call 7 02.616.4900 . LUNG CANCER. Be screened annually based on your history of smoking. BLOOD PRESSURE. Be screened at least every 2 years. CHOLESTEROL. Be screened every 4 to 6 years. DIABETES. Be screened at least every 3 years (or earlier based on risk factors). COLORECTAL CANCER. Talk with your doctor about screening options. PROSTATE CANCER Ask your doctor about screening.* ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. Be screened once between ages 65 and 75 if you’ve ever smoked. OSTEOPOROSIS. Start screening (or earlier based on risk factors). *African American men should talk with their doctor at age 45. 65 70 50 45 MEN CHLAMYDIA. Test yearly through age 24 if sexually active. CHOLESTEROL. Be screened every 4 to 6 years. CERVICAL CANCER. Starting at 21, have a Pap test every 3 years. CHLAMYDIA. Continue screening depending on risk factors. DIABETES. Be screened at least every 3 years (or earlier based on risk factors). BREAST CANCER. Start having mammograms. COLORECTAL CANCER. Talk with your doctor about screening options. LUNG CANCER. Be screened annually based on your history of smoking. OSTEOPOROSIS. Start screening (or earlier based on risk factors). CERVICAL CANCER. Have a Pap test plus an HPV test every 5 years (preferred) or a Pap test every 3 years.* *Women who have been screened regularly and had normal results may choose to stop screening at age 66. Sources: American Cancer Society; American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association; National Osteoporosis Foundation; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 65 25 45 50 55 20 30 WOMEN Be seen—stay healthy Do you typically go to the doctor only when you’re sick? If the answer is yes, you may be missing out on important services that can help you stay healthy. “Regular checkups with your doctor can help you feel your best and prevent illness,” says Inna Zdorovyak, MD, a family medicine physician at Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada. “For example, screening tests your doctor recommends may find diseases early, when treatment is most likely to be successful. Some tests even find precancerous changes, so they can help stop cancer before it starts.” BLOOD PRESSURE. Be screened at least every 2 years. Inna Zdorovyak, MD These recommendations are for most women and men. Talk with your doctor about what’s right for you. Key screening tests by starting age 20 55