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Article: PATIENTS ORDERING OWN MEDICAL TESTS SELF-REFERRAL CENTERS LET PEOPLE PAY FOR SCREENINGS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, THOUGH CRITICS FIND FAULT.(FRONT)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2001
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Byline: LIZ SZABO THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
SOPHISTICATED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - it's not just for sick people anymore.
A growing number of businesses are targeting the latest in high-tech scans at ``the worried well.''
Concerned about cancer? Now, you can walk into a clinic without a doctor's referral and order a $35 test for an ovarian cancer marker called CA 125.
Anxious about your arteries? Get a closer look with a coronary artery calcium score.
Feeling vaguely uneasy about your overall well-being? Consider a full-body scan. In a few minutes, an outpatient center can screen your heart, lungs, kidneys and more - if you're willing ...