Video: Mayo Clinic experts on health checks not to miss

Sara Mansfield, Certified Cancer Trainer, Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program: I'd say going to the dentist is what I never miss.

Joy Heimgartner, Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition: I never miss a dentist appointment. Other than that, I'm not really that good about it.

Amanda Holloway, Director of Sustainability: I go to all of them. Mayo's good about sending reminders.

Mark Truty, M.D., General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Get a colonoscopy. It's one of the few completely preventable forms of cancer.

Max Trenerry, Ph.D., Psychology: Probably my flu shot, and checking in with my doctor once every year or two.

Danielle Reuss, Transplant Social Worker: Well, I'm a living kidney donor, so I never miss my checkups for my kidney donation.

Ian Parney, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosurgery: I get my blood pressure checked on a fairly regular basis. It's the silent killer, as they say.

Danielle Reuss: Otherwise, yeah, I don't miss my mammogram. I don't really want to talk about Pap smears either.

Dr. Parney: There's no other way to really know about it other than to get it checked. But it's also partly because I'm a very competitive neurosurgeon, and I just want to make sure that it's all good.

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