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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions for the Doctor
If you’re age 45 to 75 years, get screened (tested) regularly for colorectal cancer. If you’re age 76 to 85 years, ask your doctor if you need to cont ... Read MoreGestational Diabetes Screening: Questions for the Doctor
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that some people develop during pregnancy. When you have diabetes, there's too much glucose (sugar) in your ... Read MoreHepatitis C Screening: Questions for the Doctor
Everyone age 18 years and older should get tested for hepatitis C at least once in their life. Hepatitis C is a serious liver disease caused by the he ... Read MoreGenetic Testing to Learn About Your Risk of Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Questions for the Doctor
If your family has a history of breast or ovarian cancer, it’s a good idea to discuss it with your doctor. That’s because mutations (changes) ... Read MoreProstate Cancer Screening: Questions for the Doctor
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in the United States. It’s more common in older men than younger men. Depending on your age ... Read MoreLung Cancer Screening: Questions for the Doctor
More people in the United States die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. Most people who develop lung cancer (more than 9 in 10) get it fr ... Read MoreMammograms: Questions for the Doctor
A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast to check for breast cancer. Mammograms can help find breast cancer early, before it spreads to other par ... Read MoreMedicines to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke: Questions for the Doctor
Statins are medicines that reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by helping to lower the amount of cholesterol and other fats in the blood. Ex ... Read MorePreventing Osteoporosis: Questions for the Doctor
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that makes bones weaker and more likely to break. Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it’s most common in older women. ... Read MorePreventing Preeclampsia: Questions for the Doctor
If you’re pregnant or planning to get pregnant, ask your doctor or midwife about your risk for preeclampsia — also called toxemia. If you’re at h ... Read MorePreventing Type 2 Diabetes: Questions for the Doctor
Diabetes is a leading cause of disability and death in the United States. Having diabetes means the glucose (sugar) levels in your blood are too high. ... Read MoreTesting for Latent Tuberculosis: Questions for the Doctor
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health condition that usually affects the lungs. When someone is sick with TB, it’s called active TB or TB disease ... Read MoreTesting for Syphilis: Questions for the Doctor
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), also called a sexually transmitted disease (STD), that you can get during vaginal, anal, or oral s ... Read MoreHIV Testing: Questions for the Doctor
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. If you have HIV (also called being HIV-positive), early treatment can help you live a long, healthy life.The only w ... Read MoreLosing Weight: Questions for the Doctor
Losing weight can be challenging. Talk to your doctor or nurse about how to lose weight in a way that’s right for you. What do I ask the doctor? ... Read MoreInformation Provided By health.gov
