"No. 1 Heart Smarts
Heart diseaseHeart disease claims about 500,000 women's lives a year. That's more than the next five causes of death combined, according to the American Heart Association. But it doesn't have to be this way, The best way to know where you stand is to get a yearly blood test. If there is any question of extra heartbeats, chest pain, or shortness of breath, women should have a stress echocardiogram test.
Heart diseaseHeart disease claims about 500,000 women's lives a year. That's more than the next five causes of death combined, according to the American Heart Association. But it doesn't have to be this way, The best way to know where you stand is to get a yearly blood test. If there is any question of extra heartbeats, chest pain, or shortness of breath, women should have a stress echocardiogram test.
No. 2 The Power of the Pap Test
Starting three years after becoming sexually active or by age 21, whichever comes first, women need an annual pap test to detect any abnormal cell changes that could lead to cervical cancer. But there's more. A human papillomavirus test. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection that can lead to cervical cancer. If you are younger than 30, it's recommended you have the HPV test, if you are 30 or older, experts recommend you have the HPV test at the same time as your Pap test, this summer, new vaccines are expected to be licensed to provide protection against HPV.
Starting three years after becoming sexually active or by age 21, whichever comes first, women need an annual pap test to detect any abnormal cell changes that could lead to cervical cancer. But there's more. A human papillomavirus test. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection that can lead to cervical cancer. If you are younger than 30, it's recommended you have the HPV test, if you are 30 or older, experts recommend you have the HPV test at the same time as your Pap test, this summer, new vaccines are expected to be licensed to provide protection against HPV.
No. 3 The Benefit of Mammograms
Women aged 40 and older should get a mammogram (breast X-ray) every one or two years, Greenberger says. "If there is a history of breast cancerbreast cancer in her family, a woman should get her first mammogram 10 years before her relative was diagnosed." Women older than 50 should have annual mammograms. In addition, most women should have an annual clinical breast exam by a doctor to feel for suspicious lumps and bumps. Although there are no definitive studies showing the benefit of self-breast exams, ACOG recommends this safe and easy test.
Women aged 40 and older should get a mammogram (breast X-ray) every one or two years, Greenberger says. "If there is a history of breast cancerbreast cancer in her family, a woman should get her first mammogram 10 years before her relative was diagnosed." Women older than 50 should have annual mammograms. In addition, most women should have an annual clinical breast exam by a doctor to feel for suspicious lumps and bumps. Although there are no definitive studies showing the benefit of self-breast exams, ACOG recommends this safe and easy test.
No. 4 Colonoscopy Test
Colon cancer is not just a man's disease. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 106,680 new cases of colon cancer (49,220 men and 57,460 women) and 41,930 new cases of rectal cancer (23,580 men and 18,350 women) will be diagnosed in 2006. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and in women in the U.S. Beginning at age 50, men and women should have a colonoscopy every 10 years, according to the ACS.
Colon cancer is not just a man's disease. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 106,680 new cases of colon cancer (49,220 men and 57,460 women) and 41,930 new cases of rectal cancer (23,580 men and 18,350 women) will be diagnosed in 2006. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and in women in the U.S. Beginning at age 50, men and women should have a colonoscopy every 10 years, according to the ACS.
No. 5 Skin Sense and Sensibility
Every woman at the age of 18 should start having an annual skin exam by their dermatologist. "This entails a head-to-toe skin exam looking for unusual brown or red spots but, every month you should do a skin self-exam using a hand mirror or hair blower to part your hair and look at your scalp. Don't forget to check for unusual or new molesmoles on your fingernails, the bottom of your feet and toes, and your underarms. The earlier you start doing this, the better you will know your skin, and if you find something suspicious, your brain will start off an alarm and that will bring you in to see your doctor earlier." MelanomaMelanoma accounts for about 4% of skin cancerskin cancer cases, but it causes most skin cancer deaths. The number of new cases of melanoma in the U.S. is on the rise. In fact, the ACS estimates that in 2006 there will be 62,190 new cases of melanoma in this country. About 7,910 people will die of this disease.
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