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At Any Age
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- Physical
- Eye exam
- Flu shot
- 2 dental check-ups
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Beginning In Your 20s:
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- Hearing test: every 10 years
- Diphtheria/Tetanus vaccine: every 10 years, up to age 65
- Lipid panel/ Cholesterol test: every 5 years Skin cancer exam: every 3 years
- Hepatitis C Virus test: one time as an adult, more frequently for certain at-risk populations
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- Testicular exam: annually
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- OB-GYN appointment: annually
- Pap smear test: every 3 years
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Beginning In Your 30s:
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- Blood Glucose test: every 5 years
- Lipid Panel/ Cholesterol test: annually at age 35
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- Cardiovascular risk tests: depending on risk factors
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- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Test: every 5 years at 35 years ongoing
- Pap smear test: every 5 years ongoing
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Beginning In Your 40s:
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- Prostate Cancer screening or exam: if high risk
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- Mammogram: annually
- Physical breast exam: annually
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Beginning In Your 50s:
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- FIT or FOB test: annually
- Screening colonoscopy: every 10 years ongoing
- Hearing exam: annually ongoing
- SMOKERS: Ask your primary care doctor if you are a candidate for lung cancer screening
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- Osteoporosis exam: depending on risk factors
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Beginning In Your 60s:
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- Shingles/Varicella Zoster vaccine: once
- Pneumonia vaccine: once
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- SMOKERS: between ages 65 -75: ONE TIME screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm for men who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.
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- Osteoporosis/ bone mineral density exam
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Beginning In Your 70s:
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- Ask your doctor about discontinuing screening colonoscopies
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- Ask your doctor about discontinuing mammograms
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