Comprehensive joint care in Waco
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Ascension Providence in Waco, Texas offers personalized joint replacement care with fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons, advanced techniques and nationally recognized quality outcomes.
Health screenings
At Ascension Providence, schedule preventive care and screenings with your primary care provider based on your age, family history, and risk factors.
Health screenings in Waco
At Ascension Providence, schedule preventive care and screenings with your primary care provider based on your age, family history, and risk factors.
A heart scan could save your life
A heart scan is a quick, painless way to detect early signs of heart disease before symptoms appear. If you have risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or a family history, this simple test could prevent a heart attack. Take control of your heart health today.
To schedule a calcium score, please call 254-751-4624.
A referral is needed for more advanced heart scans. Find a specialist.
About cancer screenings
Regular preventive health care and screenings may help find cancer and other health concerns early, when they’re most treatable and when more treatment options are available. At Ascension Providence, we provide convenient diagnostic imaging tests, including mammograms, colonoscopies, low-dose CT lung scans and many other health screenings. These screenings can be recommended and referred to you by your primary care provider.
Health screenings for early cancer detection
Even if you don’t have a family history of cancer or areN’T having symptoms, start a conversation with a doctor about your risk factors for cancer and other health concerns. Our doctors provide tests and exams that screen for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, throat cancer and more.
- In your 20s: Women should begin getting regular Pap tests and clinical breast exams. Men should be getting annual health screenings.
- In your 30s: Women should continue getting regular clinical breast exams. They should begin getting HPV tests in addition to Pap tests. Men should continue with annual health screenings.
- In your 40s: Women should begin getting regular mammograms, colonoscopies, HPV tests and Pap tests. Men should begin getting colonoscopies. Men at increased risk for prostate cancer should also begin speaking to their doctor about PSA-based prostate cancer screening.
- 50 and older: Women should continue getting regular mammograms, colonoscopies, HPV tests and Pap tests or as recommended by their doctor. Men should continue getting regular colonoscopies and start or continue prostate cancer screenings. Older individuals should talk with their doctor about other screening tests that are right for them.
Be sure to check with your insurance provider about your coverage for screenings and preventive care. Many of our doctors offer convenient online scheduling so you can select a day and time that’s right for you.
Connected to advanced care at Ascension Providence
If you need more care, including more advanced treatment options, you are connected to compassionate care teams and specialists. Your cancer care team may include radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, surgeons, physical therapists and other specialists. Your care team will take the time to answer your questions and to explain your results, follow-up care and procedures. We’ll listen to your concerns and work with you to determine the right care plan personalized for you.
Check with your insurance provider to understand your coverage before scheduling. Low-dose CT screening may be covered by various insurance plans as well as Medicare for those who meet certain high-risk criteria. If you have Medicare Part B and meet certain qualifications, your screening may be covered. But you will need a referral from your doctor.
Preventive care and health screenings at Ascension Providence
Start a conversation with a doctor at Ascension Providence about the screenings right for you, based on your age and family history:
Regular colon screening may help find polyps and cancer early. Doctors at Ascension Providence recommend men and women get their first colonoscopy at age 45. You may need to get a colonoscopy earlier if you have a personal or family history of polyps or colon cancer, or if you have symptoms.
A lung screening helps you and your doctor better understand your lung health. A low-dose CT lung scan may help find lung nodules and cancer, and it may help diagnose lung fibrosis, COPD and other breathing disorders. Talk with a doctor at Ascension Providence about whether a low-dose CT screening is right for you.
Care teams at Ascension Providence recommend annual mammograms beginning at age 40. If you have a family history of breast cancer, ask your doctor if you should have a breast screening test before you turn 40.
Regular Pap tests are recommended for women beginning at age 20 and into your 50s, or as recommended by your doctor.
Doctors at Ascension Providence recommend men at increased risk for prostate cancer begin speaking to their doctor about PSA-based prostate cancer screening at age 40. If not at increased risk, men are recommended to start prostate cancer screenings at age 50.
Get a second opinion on your cancer diagnosis or care plan
When you are facing a new cancer diagnosis or are deciding on a surgical or therapeutic treatment plan, there’s a lot to think about. Our cancer specialists in Waco can provide a second opinion, based on our experience and as part of a national team.
Before your appointment, check with your insurance company to find out if a second opinion is covered. We can request your medical records on your behalf, so they can be shared with your care team before your arrival.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or call 911.
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