Adult patients don't always get the Preventive Care they need. For Example,   One third of adults in a 1998 study of over 20,000 Americans had not had their cholesterol checked in the past 5 years.  Source: Healthy People 2010, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   One third of women over the age of 40 have not had a mammogram in the preceding two years.  In another survey, less than one-half of primary care physicians talked to their patients about having a mammogram.  Source: Healthy People 2010, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   In 1998, fewer than 15% of adults who could benefit from getting a pneumococcal vaccination to prevent deadly pneumonia had received it.  Source: Healthy People 2010, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The following is an example only; the information below is not meant to apply specifically to you. Questions you should ask your doctor: Would I benefit from having a colon cancer screening test? Would I benefit from having a Pap test? Would I benefit from having a pneumonia vaccine? Would I benefit from having a lower blood pressure? Would I benefit from having my vision tested? Would I benefit from having my hearing tested? Would I benefit from having a bone mineral density test? It's great that you're up-to-date with having a mammograms. From what you've told us, you've had a mammogram in the past two years. Good for you!  Many women over 40 can benefit from having a mammogram every 1-2 years to detect breast cancer at an early stage. More Information... You may benefit from having a colon cancer screening test. From what you've told us, you haven't had a colon cancer screening test recently.  You may want to ask your doctor about this.  Many adults age 50 and over can benefit from being screened regularly to detect colon cancer.  There are several tests that can be done to screen for colon cancer.  The most common tests are sigmoidoscopy (at least every 5 years), colonoscopy (at least every 10 years) and a special kit used at home to determine whether the stool contains blood (at least every year). More Information... You may benefit from having a PAP test. From what you've told us, you haven't had a Pap test recently.  You may want to ask your doctor about this.  Many women 18 and older can benefit from having a PAP test at least every 3 years to detect cervical cancer at an early stage. More Information... It's great that you've had a flu vaccine in the past year. Many adults who are at risk of getting very sick from the flu (influenza) can benefit from having a flu vaccine each year between September and December.  People at high risk include anyone over 65 and anyone who has diabetes, lung or heart problems. More Information... You may benefit from having a pneumonia vaccine. From what you've told us, you have never had a pneumonia vaccine, but you are at high risk for getting very sick if you get pneumonia.  You may want to ask your doctor about this.  Many adults who are at risk of getting very sick from pneumonia caused by "pneumococcus" can benefit from having a pneumonia vaccine at least once.  People at high risk include anyone over 65 and anyone who has diabetes, lung or heart problems. More Information... It's great that you've had a tetanus vaccine in the past 10 years. Many adults can benefit from having a tetanus vaccine at least every 10 years. More Information... You may benefit from having your vision tested. From what you've told us, you're at least 65 years of age and you haven't had your vision tested in the past 2 years.  You may want to ask your doctor about this.  Most adults 65 or older can benefit from having their vision checked at least every 2 years.  Poor vision that is not corrected can increase the chance of an accidental injury. More Information... You may benefit from having your hearing tested. From what you've told us, you're at least 65 years of age and you haven't had your hearing tested in the past 2 years.  You may want to ask your doctor about this.  Most adults 65 or older can benefit from having their hearing checked at least every 2 years.  Poor hearing that is corrected can improve quality of life and lower the chance of an accidental injury. More Information... You may benefit from having your bone mineral density tested. From what you've told us, you are at higher risk of having osteoporosis or "brittle bones", but you haven't had your bone mineral density tested in the past 5 years.  You may want to ask your doctor about this.  Many women at high risk for having osteoporosis or brittle bones can benefit from having their bone density tested at least every 5 years.  Risk factors include being older than 65, weighing less than 127 pounds, fracturing a bone from a minor fall, or having a parent who fractured their hip. More Information...