Colonoscopy Screening
Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and having a screening colonoscopy can help save your life.
Preventative Health & Screenings
Why Prevention Matters.
Preventive health care can help you stay healthier throughout life. This means going to the doctor when you are well—not just when you’re sick—to help maintain your well-being for a long and healthy life. Preventive health is the best way to find health problems early, when treatment is the most successful. It can also help prevent diseases and complex medical issues. Care includes services such as check-ups, vaccines, laboratory tests, cancer screenings and educational counseling.
We want you to make health care decisions that are framed by the best information available. This informed decision making process is the blueprint for this section. We asked patients how they make preventive health decisions and what is needed to help those steps and this section is the result of their responses.
Regular screenings save lives.
Did you know that more than 100,000 lives could be saved each year if everyone in the United States got their recommended screenings? (Source: CDC) Regular screenings and preventive care can improve and save your life. These screenings can catch cancer and other diseases early. When you catch cancer early, it is easier to treat.
Preventive Health Services
Preventive care includes health services like screenings, check-ups, and patient counseling that are used to prevent illnesses, disease, and other health problems, or to detect illness at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best. Getting recommended preventive services and making healthy lifestyle choices are key steps to good health and well-being.
Mammogram Screening
MUSC Health is committed to making it easier for women to take control of their breast health by providing convenient screening locations across SC.
Lung Cancer Screening
Often lung cancer has few to no symptoms until it has spread to other parts of the body. When detected early, however, the disease is more treatable.
Find a primary care location near you.
MUSC Health Internal Medicine - Lancaster
Address
838 West Meeting StreetSuite H
Lancaster, SC 29720
Hours
- Monday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Specialties
- Primary Care
MUSC Health Primary Care E. Marion St.
Address
216 E Marion StreetKershaw, SC 29067
Hours
- Monday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Thursday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Specialties
- Primary Care
MUSC Health Primary Care - Darlington
Address
301 Pearl StDarlington, SC 29532
Hours
- Monday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Specialties
- Primary Care
Regular visits and screenings (by age group).
Are you up to date on your care? Talk to your primary care provider about what tests you and your family need based on your family history, symptoms, age and other factors.
Children
- Well-child visits
- Vaccinations including measles (MMR), whooping cough (DTaP) and polio vaccines. View the full schedule of childhood vaccines.
- Mental health screenings
Adults in their 20s and 30s.
- General yearly check-up
- Pap test cervical cancer screening
- Blood pressure test
- Mole and skin lesion skin cancer screening
Adults in their 40s and 50s.
- General yearly check-up
- Mammogram breast cancer screening
- Prostate cancer screening
- Colonoscopy colon cancer screening
- Lung cancer screening (For patients with certain risk factors)
Adults over 60.
- General yearly check-up
- Bone density screenings
- Pneumococcal vaccine
Mobile prevention apps
MUSC Health mobile apps connect with MyChart to help you manage and receive information about your health and give you personalized and secure online access to portions of your medical records. Your MUSC Health Care Team will also be able to obtain a summary of your progress.
After you log-in to MyChart, you may download the mobile apps in the menu under My Medical Record.
Download your MUSC Health Weight Management app through MyChart.
Download your MUSC Health SmokeBrake app for tobacco cessation through MyChart.
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Out-of-pocket costs for preventive health care
For many people, certain preventive health care is now free, with no copays or deductibles.
Preventive care can help you stay healthier throughout your life. Most health plans cover a set of preventive services, like shots and screening tests, at no cost to you when delivered by a doctor or other provider in your plan’s network.
ll marketplace health plans and many other plans must cover the following list of preventive services without charging you a copayment or coinsurance. This is true even if you haven’t met your yearly deductible.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm one-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked
- Alcohol misuse screening and counseling
- Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease for men and women of certain ages
- Blood pressure screening
- Cholesterol screening for adults of certain ages or at higher risk
- Colorectal cancer screening for adults over 50
- Depression screening
- Diabetes (Type 2) screening for adults with high blood pressure
- Diet counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease
- Hepatitis B screening for people at high risk, including people from countries with 2 percent or more Hepatitis B prevalence, and U.S.-born people not vaccinated as infants and with at least one parent born in a region with 8 percent or moreHepatitis B prevalence.
- Hepatitis C screening for adults at increased risk, and one time for everyone born 1945 to 1965 HIV screening for everyone ages 15 to 65, and other ages at increased risk
- Immunization vaccines for adults — doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary:
- Diphtheria
- Meningococcal
- Hepatitis A
- Mumps
- Hepatitis B
- Pertussis
- Herpes Zoster
- Pneumococcal
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Rubella
- Influenza (flu shot)
- Tetanus
- Measles
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Lung cancer screening for adults 55 to 80 at high risk for lung cancer because they’re heavy smokers or have quit in the past 15 years
- Obesity screening and counseling
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
- Syphilis screening for adults at higher risk
- Tobacco use screening for all adults and cessation interventions for users
- Breast cancer genetic test counseling (BRCA) for women at higher risk
- Mammography screenings every one to two years for women over 40
- Breast cancer chemoprevention counseling for women at higher risk
- Cervical cancer screening for sexually active women
- Chlamydia screening for younger women and other women at higher risk
- Domestic/interpersonal violence screening and counseling for all women
- Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk
- HIV screening and counseling for sexually active women
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test every three years for women with normal cytology results who are 30 or older
- Osteoporosis screening for women over age 60 depending on risk factors
- Rh incompatibility screening follow-up testing for women at higher risk
- Sexually transmitted infections counseling for sexually active women
- Syphilis screening for women at increased risk
- Tobacco use screening and interventions
- Well-woman visits to get recommended services for women under 65
Preventive health topics and services.
Below are the preventive health topics that have the strongest recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF website has almost every preventive health issue research, evidence, and recommendation available to you. The topics we cover here are the most important, but your doctor may have additional tests or procedures to consider based on your medical situation.
Review the content on this site and specific recommendations. Match your age, gender, and other health issues with the recommendations. Your first step is the awareness of what is recommended by experts in preventive health.
Get more information. Ask your MUSC Health team about your questions and concerns. If you want, learn more through the resources at United States Preventive Services Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Healthfinder.gov.
Ask to talk to your health care team and get all of your questions answered. MUSC Health is here to get you all the information you want to make an informed choice. Health care can be complex. We understand. Let us know your concerns or questions so we can discuss options with you. After all, it’s your health, let us be a resource for you.
We all have unique issues to consider. After you understand the general recommendations, ask your MUSC Health team questions about what services you should receive.
After you have reviewed the information and recommendations, make a decision and take action. Request an appointment or inform your MUSC Health team about your decision.
- Effects of Preventive Services
- National Health Lung and Blood Institute Content
- Assessing Your Weight and Health Risk
- BMI and Increased Health Risks
Recent MUSC Health stories & news.
Health Focus podcasts on preventative health.
From ongoing wellness and care to the latest research and news, award winning public broadcaster Bobbi Conner hosts a weekly series of radio interviews with doctors, medical professionals and researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina.
The Health Focus podcast is a production of the Medical University of South Carolina in partnership with South Carolina Public Radio.
Cancer Screening for Older Adults
March 21, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. William Moran about the types of cancer screening and tests that are important for older adults.
Colon Cancer
April 3, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Raymond Dubois about the connection between inflammation and colon cancer, and also colon cancer screening and prevention.
Breast Cancer
October 3, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Nancy Demore about breast cancer screening and related research.
Breast Cancer Disparities
May 2, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Vivian Bea about research related to breast cancer disparities in South Carolina.
Cervical Cancer
August 22, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Jennifer Young Pierce about cervical cancer prevention and screening.
Obesity and Cancer
May 30, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Marvella Ford about the importance of exercise and reducing excess weight to lower the risk for some types of cancer.
Hypertension – Blood Pressure
July 17, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Daniel Lackland about pre-hypertension.
Preventing and Managing High Blood Pressure
December 14, 2015
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Daniel Lackland about the high incidence of hypertension in South Carolina, with tips to prevent and manage high blood pressure.
Blood Pressure Monitoring
June 19, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Daniel Lackland about the benefits of monitoring blood pressure at home for patients with pre-hypertension or hypertension.
Immunizations for Older Adults
February 8, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. William Moran about which vaccines are recommended for older adults (60+).
Osteoporosis
July 18, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Beatrice Hull about screening and treatment for Osteoporosis.
Healthy Bones
January 23, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Harris Sone about maintaining strong bones in the older adult years.
Physical Fitness
June 6, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. William Moran about ways to stay physically fit in the older adult years.
Fitness for Older Adults
April 26, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Harris Slone about the benefits of sports and physical activity for older adults, with tips included to help prevent injury.
Depression
August 16, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Mark George about early diagnosis and treatment of depression.
Depression and Exercise
August 23, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Chris Gregory about physical exercise to help treat depression.
Beginning and Exercise Program
January 4, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Shane Woolf about tips to begin a regular routine of exercise to promote better health in the adult years.
New Food Labels for Nutrition
October 31, 2016
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Bernadette Marriott about how to best use the new labeling on packaged foods to make healthy food choices.
Tobacco Cessation
March 21, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Matthew Carpenter about some of the common barriers (and solutions) for quitting smoking.
Teens and Tobacco
January 10, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kevin Gray about the health problems caused by teen tobacco use and tips for parents to help educate teens about these issues.
Tobacco Cessation Tips
December 28, 2015
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Matthew Carpenter about various effective ways to end the smoking habit.
Healthy Pregnancy
February 27, 2017
Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christopher Goodier about prevent birth defects.
