Capital Region | Capital Health | Winter 2020

CAPITAL NEWS 2 Capital Region Medical Ce nter CAPITAL HEALTH is published as a community service for the friends and patrons of CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL CENTER. Information comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your primary care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2020 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Keep in touch! We want to be here for you. Call us at 573-632-5000 or visit us on the web at crmc.org . Facebook “f”Logo CMYK / .ai facebook.com/capitalregion pinterest.com/crmchealthcare youtube.com/CRMCHealth #crmchealthcare @CRMCHealth Socialize with us! Follow us on social media: Welcome, new providers Sources: American Cancer Society; American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Age Tests for WOMEN CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA. Be screened yearly through age 24 if sexually active. 20 BLOOD PRESSURE. Be screened at least every 2 years. CHOLESTEROL. Be screened every 4 to 6 years. 21 CERVICAL CANCER. Have a Pap test every 3 years. 25 CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA. Continue screening if at increased risk for infection. 30 CERVICAL CANCER. Have a Pap test plus an HPV test every 5 years (preferred) or a Pap test every 3 years.* 45 BREAST CANCER. Start having mammograms. COLORECTAL CANCER. Talk with your doctor about screening options. DIABETES. Be screened at least every 3 years (or start earlier based on risk factors). 55 LUNG CANCER. Be screened yearly based on your history of smoking. 65 OSTEOPOROSIS. Start screening (or start earlier based on risk factors). *Women who have been screened regularly and have had normal results may choose to stop screening at age 66. Age Tests for MEN 20 BLOOD PRESSURE. Be screened at least every 2 years. CHOLESTEROL. Be screened every 4 to 6 years. 45 COLORECTAL CANCER. Talk with your doctor about screening options. DIABETES. Be screened at least every 3 years (or start earlier based on risk factors). 50 PROSTATE CANCER. Ask your doctor about screening.* 55 LUNG CANCER. Be screened yearly based on your history of smoking. 65 ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. Be screened once between ages 65 and 75 if you’ve ever smoked. *African American men should talk with their doctor at age 45. When to start key screenings These recommendations are for most women and men. Talk with your doctor about what’s right for you. Capital Region Physicians–Internal Medicine Michael Sands, DO, Family Practice Medical School: University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine– Kansas City, Missouri Residency: Pacific Hospital of Long Beach–Long Beach, California Capital Region Physicians–Women’s Health John Olson, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine–Omaha, Nebraska Residency: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics–Iowa City, Iowa Capital Region Physicians–Owensville Cassie Strothkamp, FNP Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Chamberlain College of Nursing–St. Louis, Missouri Master of Science in Nursing: Chamberlain College of Nursing–Downers Grove, Illinois