Senior Services
Senior women have many of the same health care needs as younger women, but they also have special needs of their own. The Women’s Center has cancer screenings and other screenings available to help detect problems early and increase the changes of successful treatment. We also offer many different wellness and educational programs geared toward the needs of senior women.
Senior Care Includes:
Reduce your risk for cancer.
Here's how:
1. Eat a healthy diet. A healthy diet includes: at least five servings of fruits and vegetables, three servings of whole grains and limiting your consumption of additives and preservatives found in processed foods and meats. Also avoid or eliminate red means which are high in fat.
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2. Be physically active. Just 30 minutes of physical activity, on five or more days of the week is all it takes to reap the health benefits of physical activity. You can walk, dance, bike, run, join a gym – whatever suits your fancy.
3. See your doctor. You should schedule a gynecology exam, including a Pap smear, annually to screen for cancer and other diseases. Pap smears are necessary for all women beginning at age 21, or within three years of sexual activity if under 21. Other important screening tests for cancer include; yearly mammography beginning at age 40 to detect breast changes and colonoscopy every ten years beginning at age 50.
4. Don’t smoke! If you already smoke, quit! Cigarette smoking is the most preventable cause of death. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deats. Smoking also contributes to a number of other types of cancer, heart disease, reproductive health issues, and other diseases. |
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