Personalized risk assessment
At your appointment, an advanced practice clinician takes time to understand you and your health concerns. They review your personal and family history and will recommend a cancer prevention care plan that supports your overall well-being. Your care team at Ascension Wisconsin Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program provides a personalized risk assessment that may include:
- Genetic tests based on your cancer risk factors
- Physical evaluation
Your team helps make your appointments for testing and will refer you to a specialist for additional care as needed. They are there every step of the way to listen, support and answer your questions.
Personalized wellness plan
Ascension Wisconsin doctors and care teams focus on your personal wellness. They will work with you to create a personalized wellness plan that supports your health goals. With health coaching and goal setting, your unique wellness plan may include:
- Enhanced screening and testing to detect cancer when it’s most treatable
- Genetic counseling and testing
- Health coaching and goal setting
- Plan for follow-up care and communication with your primary care provider
- Referrals to other specialists for the treatment of risk factors as determined by assessment (such as a registered dietician for weight management)
- Risk-reducing medication management, if appropriate
- Risk-reducing surgery or interventions, if appropriate
- Smoking and tobacco cessation plans by a certified tobacco treatment specialist, including medications and behavior modification
Our program care team shares your wellness plan with your primary care doctor. At Ascension Wisconsin Cancer Prevention and Wellness, our team is here to help connect you to specialists and support your optimal wellbeing. Our doctors can also explain potential clinical trials: research that focuses on cancer prevention, such as breast cancer risk reduction.
To learn more or to schedule an appointment, call 262-785-2273. Virtual visits may be available.
Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program locations
We provide the Ascension Wisconsin Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program at many locations, close to home: