Women 21-64 Years of Age Quick Table: "DON'Ts"
Quick Table of D & E Recommendations Specific to Women 21-64 Years of Age
| "D" Recommendations | ||
| Breast cancer | Teach breast self-examination | Women aged 40-49 and women aged 50-59 |
| Breast cancer | Tamoxifen to reduce the risk of breast cancer | Low-risk women |
| Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease | Hormone replacement therapy | Postmenopausal women |
| Cervical cancer | Human papillomavirus screening | Women |
| Chronic diseases | Hormone replacement therapy | Menopausal women |
| Osteoporotic fractures | Bone mineral density screening | Women |
| Ovarian cancer | Pelvic exam, transvaginal ultrasound, CA 125 or combination | Pre- and Post-menopausal Women |
| "E" Recommendations | ||
| Breast cancer follow-up | Blood work and diagnostic imaging | Women having been previously diagnosed with breast cancer |
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Quick Table of D & E Recommendations from General Population Recommendations Relevant to Women 21-64 Years of Age
| "D" Recommendations | ||
| Bladder cancer | Urine dipstick or cytology | General population |
| Cardiovascular disease | Vitamin E | Patients with established CVD or risk factors for CVD |
| Carotid disease/ Stroke | Neck auscultation or carotid endarterectomy | General population |
| Child maltreatment | Screen for risk of maltreating children | General population |
| Chlamydial infection | Smear, culture or analysis | General population |
| Cystic fibrosis | DNA analysis | General population |
| Cystic fibrosis | Sweat test, immunoreactive trypsin and "BM meconium" test | General population |
| Depression | General Health Questionnaire or Zung Self-rating depression scale | General population |
| Diabetes mellitus | Blood glucose, fasting | Non-pregnant General Population |
| Gonorrhea | Gram stain/culture of cervical or urethral smear | General population |
| Lung cancer | Chest radiography | General population |
| Lung cancer | Vitamin E | General population |
| Oral cancer mortality | Population screening by clinical examination | General population |
| Pancreatic cancer | Abdominal palpation, ultrasound or serologic tumor markers | General population |
| Periodontal disease | Brushing with electric toothbrush | General population |
| Progressive renal disease | Urine dipstick | General population |
| "E" Recommendations | ||
| Lung cancer | Sputum cytology | General population |
| Tuberculosis | Mantoux tuberculin skin test | General population |