At 7 Health, we offer family healthcare in Frisco, TX for everyone from infants to seniors.  We know how important it is to keep every member of your family healthy and one of the best ways to do that is to have a primary care physician who sees all of you on a regular basis.  And to make sure he has all the tools he needs to give you the best preventive care possible, you should make sure he’s aware of your family medical history.
 
 
What You Need To Know
You should know and be able to tell your doctor about your own medical history, of course, and the medical histories of at least three generations of your family, including your siblings, cousins, parents, aunts, uncles and both sets of grandparents.  The best way to get most of this information is by talking to family members, many of whom can give you information about relatives who have died or who live outside of the United States.

Why It’s Important
You not only share DNA with your relatives, but often the same types of lifestyles, habits, diets and more.  If one of your blood relatives has or had a significant illness, you have an increased risk of suffering from the same illness.  Many common diseases and conditions, like heart disease, stroke, diabetes and certain types of cancers, are the result of a combination of factors with genetic predisposition one of the most prominent.  In the case of rarer conditions like cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia, a family history of the disease is likely the most important predictor of whether or not you or someone in your family will develop that disease.

How A Medical History Will Help Your Physician
A complete medical history for every person being seen by the doctor providing your family healthcare in Frisco, TX will give him the tools he needs to care for all of you effectively.  For instance, if he knows you have a family history of breast cancer, he can ensure that you have yearly mammograms and he can teach you how to examine your own breasts and what to look for.  In fact, he will schedule you for screenings for any diseases or conditions for which there are screening tools, including colorectal and prostate cancers, high blood pressure, diabetes and more.  He will also give you the information and help you need to do what you can to prevent some diseases, including recommending dietary changes, exercise programs and smoking cessation aids.

Filling out forms at your doctor’s office is never fun; but the ultimate goal in gathering detailed information about you and your family is providing the best healthcare possible.  If you are searching for the right family physician, call us at 7 Health to find out what what great family healthcare in Frisco, TX should be like.  We offer memberships starting at $77 per month with office visits that cost just $7 each.  But the best part is that you and your family get the services of a family physician who will get to know you and who will be there to take care of you whenever you need him.  Call us today at (214) 501-5818 or visit us online at www.7health.net.

Family Healthcare Frisco TX
7 Health
9191 Kyser Way, Suite 602
Frisco, Texas 75033
(214) 501-5818

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