Screenings for cancer and chronic diseases are one of the main roles of primary care physicians, said Mariel Swinney Bagley, a family medicine physician at Christus Trinity Clinic in San Marcos.
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Primary care physicians recommend various screening tests based on age; sex; family history; comorbid conditions, such as obesity and diabetes; and environmental risk factors, such as smoking.
“An appointment with a primary care provider can identify your personal risk factors and what you should be screened for,” Bagley said in an email to Community Impact. “Different societies might have slightly different recommendations and guidelines, and selecting the best test and testing interval for your individualized risk factors is where your primary care physician can guide you.”
