Women’s Health

MHWC helps women take charge of their health with expert care, personalized guidance, and screenings to prevent and detect conditions common in women, such as heart disease, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, hormones, and cancers like breast, cervical, and uterine cancer.

Breast Cancer is a dangerous disease that appears as a lump inside the breast. Like other types of cancer, if allowed to grow too large, Breast Cancer can be deadly.

Know Yourself

You can examine yourself for breast cancer every so often. Pay attention to how your breasts look, and feel around for new lumps and bumps. If your breasts are suddenly painful or change in size, or a new lump appears, talk to your doctor immediately..

 

Get Screened

Your doctor can give you a mammogram-an x-ray of the breasts that can detect cancer that you cannot see or feel yourself. Women over 40 should get a mammogram every 2 years. Women younger than 40 can also ask for mammograms.

 

Talk To Your Family

Breast cancer can run in the family. If possible, talk to the older women in your family to see if they have a history of breast cancer.nIf you have a family history of breast cancer, you may need to be screened earlier and/or more often than other people.

 

High Blood Pressure Goals

All adults: Below 130/80 mm Hg
Ages 18-39: 110/68 mm Hg
Ages 40-59: 122/74 mm Hg
Ages 60+: 139/68 mm Hg

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Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that makes them very fragile and breakable. It becomes more common with age. To keep bones strong, eat lots of foods with lots of calcium, protein, and Vitamin D: