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This chart lists screenings, tests, or exams you might need more often or earlier because of having high-risk factors or things in your life that increase your chances of developing a condition or disease.

if it applies	Does your family history include?	Then ask your doctor or nurse if you need the following screenings, tests, exams, or vaccines more often or at a younger age:
	High blood pressure	Blood pressure test1
	High cholesterol	Cholesterol test2
	Heart disease, premature heart disease, or heart attack	Blood pressure test, cholesterol test, exercise stress test3,4
	Diabetes	Blood glucose test5
	Breast cancer	Mammogram, ovarian cancer tests6
	Endometrial cancer	Colon screening7,8
	Ovarian cancer	Pelvic exam, ovarian cancer tests, colon screening, clinical breast exam9
	Osteoporosis, bone fracture in adulthood	Bone mineral density test10
	Thyroid disease or thyroid cancer	Thyroid test and/or genetic counseling11,12
	Gum (periodontal) disease	Oral exam13
	Hearing problems, deafness	Hearing test14
	Vision problems, eye disease, blindness	Vision exam15
	Inflammatory bowel disease; colon polyps; colon, ovarian, or endometrial cancer	Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, DCBE, rectal exam, fecal occult blood test, pap test, pelvic exam, ovarian cancer tests16-21
	Cancer, heart disease, or any illness at an unusually young age (50 or under)	Genetic counseling, possible early screening tests22,23
	Two relatives with the same kind of cancer	Genetic counseling, possible early screening tests24
	Birth defects or genetic disorder (you or your partner)	Genetic counseling, possible early screening tests. If you want to become pregnant, genetic counseling for you and your partner.25