What is the other thing a woman should get every year beside a Pap Smear and Mammogram?

Question

I saw this on the Oprah Winfrey Show, but I forgot. They said to get a Pap Smear,Mammogram and a MRI I think? She mentioned some blood test you should do also. What should you get besides a Pap Smear and Mammogram?

Answer 1

I am trying to find exactly what you are asking and having trouble. Here is what I could find:

"Take charge of your health! Dr. Mehmet Oz shares the ideal age when you should begin getting health tests for many serious health threats:


Age 20: Cholesterol test
Age 21: For women, gynecology exam and pap smear (get tested earlier if sexually active)
Age 35: Blood sugar, anemia and thyroid exams
Age 40: For women, mammogram (start at age 25 if you have had two female relatives with breast cancer). Also, for men and women, skin exam by partner (take pictures of moles) and baseline electrocardiogram (a test that records the electrical activity of the heart)
Age 50: Colonoscopy (get one every five years). Also, for men, prostate test
Age 50–60: Exercise stress test or coronary CTA (if obese or diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes)
Age 55–60: Thyroid-stimulating hormone blood test (used to detect problems affecting the thyroid gland); memory test (Tell a complex story and repeat key points or have someone tell you a phone number and see if you can remember it—if you can't pick it out of a list of numbers, this could be a sign of early Alzheimer's disease.)"

AND:

"In Your 20s and 30s
A complete physical exam, including a blood pressure and cholesterol check
A yearly pelvic exam and pap smear by age 21—whether you are sexually active or not
Regular breast exams
Total skin checks every three years to analyze freckles and moles to catch skin cancer early. It is one of the deadliest cancers for women under 30.
A thyroid check at age 35. An unhealthy thyroid can lead to depression, weight gain, mental and physical fatigue, and heart damage.


In your 40s, 50s and 60s+
An eye exam once a year after age 40. Make sure your doctor tests for glaucoma, a disease that can cause blindness without any symptoms or warning.
A yearly mammogram
A colonoscopy at age 50 to check for colon cancer, even if there is no family history of the disease
For women 65 and older, checkups should include a blood pressure check, complete blood work, a urinalysis and a hearing test.
Since women are more than twice as likely as men to develop osteoporosis, get a baseline bone mineral density test to monitor your risk."

http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml

I have never heard of a woman getting any type of MRI screening exam on a yearly basis. We will do yearly studies to follow a brain tumor, for example, but that is on a patient who has been diagnosed with a problem.

Answer 2

Mri of the breast maybe but it's not really necessary if you have a mammogram. Only if you have a huge history of cancer in your family or if they find something not right with the normal mammogram.

Answer 3

Maybe pap sure? It's similar to a papsmear....Ask your doc about it...

Answer 4

maybe cholesterol screening