Get Tested. Live Longer.
Experts recommend starting baseline health screenings at age 40. Understanding your current medical status can guide your lifestyle choices and affect future health outcomes. Even at 40, you may already be at risk for serious hidden conditions.
Hidden Heart Disease
About 1 in 4 Americans die of heart disease every year, one person every 37 seconds. Yet heart disease can be treated successfully when it’s diagnosed early. Less than 5% of people who can benefit from CAC scan are currently scanned.
Hidden Spinal Fractures
Over 2 million Americans will break bones this year, yet 80% aren’t tested for this disease. One in 2 women, and 1 in 4 men over age 50 will break a bone from osteoporosis. The only way to prevent fracture is to detect early.
Hidden Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the #2 killer in the U.S. More women die of lung cancer than breast cancer. Unless detected in its earliest stages, it is usually fatal because it spreads rapidly. Only 3% of lung cancer is currently detected in screening.
Hidden Fatty Liver
About 25% of Americans have excess fat stored in their livers, typically starting when people are in their 40s and 50s. There are no symptoms, so early diagnosis is important. Long COVID is linked to fatty liver disease.
If you are in your 40s, now is the time to start your preventive screening.
The unlucky ones:
Sadly, they missed the early detection opportunity to save their life.
Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer at 56. He may have lived longer if he sought proper medical care in time.
The actor James Gandolfini died at age 51 of a heart attack while on vacation.
Carrie Fisher, best known as Princess Leia, died after a heart attack. She was 60.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at 64. He suffered a heart attack at his ranch in Johnson City, Tex.
Get Tested. Live Longer.
