| Cancer
Screening Recommendations for Adults |
| |
Ages
18-39 |
Ages
40-50 |
Ages
50+ |
|
| BREAST
CANCER |
Monthly
breast self-exams. Clinical breast exam by health professional every
year. |
Monthly
breast self-exams. Yearly mammogram. Yearly clinical breast exam near
the time of mammogram. Discuss your risk and prevention options with
your physician. |
Monthly
breast self-exams. Yearly mammogram. Yearly clinical breast exam near
the time mammogram. Discuss your and prevention options with your
physician.
|
| CERVICAL
CANCER |
Yearly
pelvic exam with Pap test at age 21 (or three years after the start
of sexual activity.) Frequency of pap test at physician’s recommendation.
|
Yearly
pelvic exam. Frequency of test at physician’s recommendation.
|
Yearly
pelvic exam. Frequency of pap test at physician’s recommendation. |
| COLORECTAL
CANCER |
Consider
a colonoscopy if you have a family history of colon cancer. Discuss
with a physician. |
Consider
a colonoscopy if you a family history of colon cancer. |
Yearly
fecal occult blood testing or sigmoidoscopy every years or colonoscopy
every ten years.
|
| PROSTATE
CANCER |
|
Yearly
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and digital rectal exam. |
Yearly
PSA blood test and digital rectal exam for all men.
|
| SKIN
CANCER |
Monthly
self-check. Familiarize yourself with any moles, freckles
or skin abnormalities. Skin cancer check by a doctor every three years. |
Monthly
self-check. Skin cancer check by doctor every year. |
Monthly
self-check. Skin cancer check by doctor every year. |
