Screening
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Who needs it
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How often
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Alcohol misuse
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Blood pressure
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All men in this age group
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Once a year if your blood pressure is normal. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. If your blood pressure is higher than this, follow the advice of your healthcare provider.
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Depression
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
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All men ages 35 to 70 with no symptoms who are overweight or obese.
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At least every 3 years (yearly if blood sugar has begun to rise)
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BMI (body mass index)
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All men in this age group
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Every year, to help find out if you are at a healthy weight for your height
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Type 2 diabetes
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All men with prediabetes
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Every year
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Hepatitis C
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All adults ages 18 and older at least once in a lifetime.
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Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk factors and how often to have hepatitis C screening.
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High cholesterol or triglycerides
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All men in this age group
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At least every 5 years; or at least every 1 to 2 years for men ages 45 to 65. Expert groups vary in their advice. Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk and how often you should be tested.
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HIV
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Obesity
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Prostate cancer
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Starting at age 45, talk with your healthcare provider about the risks and benefits of these:
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At routine exams
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Colorectal cancer
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Men age 45 and older at average risk
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Talk with your healthcare provider about which test below is right for you:
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Colonoscopy every 10 years
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years or every 10 with yearly fecal immunochemical test (FIT) stool test
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CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every 5 years
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Yearly fecal occult blood test
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Yearly FIT
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FIT-DNA test (also referred to as stool DNA test) every 3 years
If you have a test that is not a colonoscopy and have an abnormal test result, you will need a colonoscopy.
You may need to be screened more or less often. This is based on personal or family health history. Talk with your healthcare provider.
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Syphilis
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Men who are at higher risk for infection. Talk with your healthcare provider.
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At routine exams
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Tuberculosis
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Men who are at higher risk for infection. Talk with your healthcare provider.
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Talk with your healthcare provider
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Vision
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All men in this age group
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Baseline screening at age 40. Talk with your healthcare provider about how often to have vision exams.
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