EAST COUNTY
Health Matters Observer
OCTOBER 2019
GET TESTED Many maladies can now be treated if detected early. But how often do you need to get screened to catch them?
HARRY SAYER STAFF WRITER
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outine preventative wellness visits should be just that: routine. Yet changing guidelines for screenings, such as
different opinions on when to start them or how often they should be done, and genetic history can make what should be a routine appointment a confusing and complicated task. For example, guidelines on cervical cancer screenings for women have changed from every year to once every three years to once every five years for some women. Or take mammograms, which screen for breast cancer. Although federal guidelines recommend women start having a mammogram at 50 years old, the American Cancer Society recommends starting at 45, and the American College of Radiology recommends 40. SEE PAGE 2
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