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Health_WomenCheckUp.appHeader = "Women's Health|Time for a tune-up?";
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Health_WomenCheckUp.appFooter = "Sources: The Cleveland Clinic; National Institutes of Health";
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Health_WomenCheckUp[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Women should know their cholesterol levels by age 20, some doctors urge, because hardening of the arteries can begin in childhood because of diet. Have levels checked every five years. Ideal total cholesterol level should be less than 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL). For women, high density lipids (HDL, the good cholesterol) are more important and should be over 55 mg/dL. <p>Triglycerides, another form of fat in your blood, should be under 150. A high-risk woman with a family history of heart disease may benefit from a blood test known as CRP (C-reactive protein), which indicates inflammation and can be a predictor for some diseases.";

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Health_WomenCheckUp[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>More than 200,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and more than 40,000 die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Women in their 20s and 30s should get a clinical breast exam by a doctor every three years, and women 40 and over should get one every year. A mammogram is recommended every one to two years for women 40 and older. A mammogram can detect tumors too small to be felt or tiny deposits of calcium in the breast that can indicate breast cancer. During a typical mammogram, two X-rays are taken of each breast. Mammograms are particularly important for women between ages 50 and 69, when they face the greatest risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer affects one out of every 35 women in that age group. ";

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Health_WomenCheckUp[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Most doctors agree that women over age 65 should have bone mineral density tests. If there are risk factors for osteoporosis, such as early menopause, family history, smoking or if the woman weighs less than 154 pounds, she may be tested at age 60. The test involves low-dose X-rays that scan the spine and hips.";

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Health_WomenCheckUp[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Colorectal cancer is just as common among women as men. The government strongly recommends a colonoscopy for women starting at age 50. A colonoscopy is the most sensitive test for colon cancer. It involves a long, flexible tube attached to a video and monitor to examine for polyps. Patients receive a mild sedative prior to the exam. If normal, it&#146;s only needed every 10 years.";

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Health_WomenCheckUp[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>By age 21, or within three years of becoming sexually active, it&#146;s time to start getting a Pap test, a pelvic exam that obtains cells from the cervix to test for signs of cervical cancer. According to the National Cancer institute, if three consecutive Pap smears are normal and a woman is also negative for human papillomavirus, or HPV, she can go for Pap testing every three years. HPV is a group of viruses that cause skin infections, genital warts and abnormal cells on the cervix. If not detected and treated, HPV may eventually cause cervical cancer. ";

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