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preventative medicine, weight control, proper nutrition, avoidance of smoking, drug abuse, abstinence, moderation of alcohol use, proper control of any diseases, disorders, high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated levels of cholesterol, in the blood, habits, other professional services, prove worthin either preventing, at least minimizing disease, periodic screening of adults, specific problems is important, pap smear, cervical cancer screening, sexually-active female adolescents, women over age 20, regardless of sexual activity, should have an annual pap smear, after 3 consecutive, negative, annual pap smear tests, celibate, not sexually active, monogamous, have only one partner, younger than 35, 40 years of age, decrease pap smear testing to every 2, 3 years, women over the age of 40, women, multiple sexual partners, women who take oral contraceptives should have an annual pap smear, women, a medical history of hpv, genital warts, should have a pap smear every 6 months, breast self-examination, bse, adolescence, continued on a monthly basis throughout a woman's life, mammography, radiologic, x-ray, evaluation, the breast tissue, a baseline mammogram, women at age 40, mammograms, repeated every 2 years, women between 40, 50 years old, baseline test is clear, an annual mammogram, women over 50, a mammogram done at earlier age, at more frequent intervals, suspected, woman is at increased risk, instance, a first-degree relative has had breast cancer, testicular self-examination, tse, adolescence, continued on a monthly basis throughout a man's life, prostate cancer screening, prostate health hould be evaluated by annual digital rectal examination, men over 40, psa, prostate specific antigen, a test to screen, prostate cancer, not specific, indicate benign growth, the prostate, benign prostatic hypertrophy, a man gets older, screening, earlier, strong family history, cholesterol screening, a baseline total cholesterol measurement, a measurement of bad, ldl, good cholesterol, hdl, all adults between 18, 20 years of age, repeated every 5 years, individuals at higher risk, children, a strong family history of hyperlipidemia, screened earlier, at more frequent intervals, colon cancer screening, a stool guaiac, occult, hidden, blood, in the stool, done every year after age 50, sooner, family history of colon cancer, a flexible sigmoidoscopy is recommended every 3 years after age 50, earlier, at more frequent intervals, individuals at higher risk, colonoscopy, is probably a better screening test than flexible sigmoidoscopy need only be repeated every 5, 10 years, normal, blood pressure, checked annually, weight, checked annually, notable weight losses, gains, dental examinations, cleaning, routine, every 6 months, effectively treated, detected early, primary health care provider right away, a lump, persistent lesion appears on body, have unexplained weight loss, prolonged fever, a chronic cough develops, begin to cough up blood, continued body aches, pains, plan, obtaining professional care, the need arises, keep immunizations up-to-date, adults should receive periodic boosters, diseases tetanus, either older than 65, have significant heart, lung problems, should consider receiving an influenza vaccine, fall, winter season, a pneumonia vaccine.