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minus-squareSibshops@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 hours agoWhat is this referring to? I had my yearly physical, already.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-26 hours agoare you 40-45 have you had your: prostate examination colonoscopy thyroid checked TSH T4 T3 white BC checks (cancer) blood pressure screening cholesterol screening fiber liver scan bloodsugar A1C test skin cancer screening no? then you better. by the time you’re in your 50s, having the results of those tests could be the difference between living until you’re 60 or 90. getting results sets a baseline result of where you should be and makes it easier for your physician to make decisions on your health later.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 hours ago could be the difference between living until you’re 60 or 90. Sweet, we get to choose?
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoI mean, it’s a choice that can be made pretty much any time.
minus-squareSibshops@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 hours agoI just do what the physician recommends at my annual physical. Usually, it’s just bloodwork.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoAren’t regular colonoscopies a 50+ thing?
minus-squarecapnbubblebuns@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoI believe the recommendation has moved to 45 because the increase in colon cancer
What is this referring to? I had my yearly physical, already.
are you 40-45
have you had your:
no? then you better. by the time you’re in your 50s, having the results of those tests could be the difference between living until you’re 60 or 90.
getting results sets a baseline result of where you should be and makes it easier for your physician to make decisions on your health later.
Sweet, we get to choose?
I mean, it’s a choice that can be made pretty much any time.
I just do what the physician recommends at my annual physical. Usually, it’s just bloodwork.
Aren’t regular colonoscopies a 50+ thing?
I believe the recommendation has moved to 45 because the increase in colon cancer