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Recommended Web Sites
 Cancer
Screening and Testing - The National Cancer
Institute has developed these guidelines for screening
and testing for cancers.
Get Screened - This information comes from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Preventive Services for Healthy Living - The FamilyDoctor.org site offers these ideas for keeping healthy.
SCREENING
TESTS - Excellent information on what tests should
be considered at what age!
Adult Preventive Care Timeline - Check here to see what you need to be watching at what point in your life.
Colorectal
Cancer Screening - The National Cancer
Institute has provided this list of guidelines.
Complete Blood Count and Comprehensive Metabolic Panel and Urinalysis - Learn what these common sets of tests look for and why they are done.
Lab Tests
Online - Lab Tests Online has been designed
to help you, as a patient or caregiver, to better understand
the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine
care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range
of conditions and diseases. Recommended screening tests
for different age groups are also provided.
MedlinePlus: Health Screening and MedlinePlus: Newborn Screening - The librarians at the National Library of Medicine have gathered these links to quality sites.
Mental Health Screening Center - The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance offers these online screening tools.
Screening
for Cancer - Interesting reports on the
need to screen and the way to screen for different
cancers, from the National Cancer Institute.
Screening for a Healthier Life - LabTestsOnline offers this list of screening tests needed by age group.
Screening
Tests and Immunizations for Women - Click
here for great
lists on screening schedules and immunization schedules
from HealthyWomen.gov.
Screenings for Men - Intelihealth lists what should be looked at when for men.
Skin
Cancer Screening Center Locator - Part of the
American Academy of Dermatology's Skin Cancer Screening
program.
STD Testing: What to Know Before Your Appointment- The Mayo Clinic offers this advice.
Whole Body Scanning - The FDA reports there is little to gain with whole body scanning, but you can read their bulletin here.
Your Disease Risk - Washington University School of Medicine offers this quiz to see if you are at risk for certain diseases.
Your Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides this review of what is allowed (encouraged) as far as screening tests are concerned.
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