Cancer Screening Timeline: Sarah Fagan

  • Birth

  • Skin Cancer Screen

    There is no suggested date as to when you should begin going to the dermatologist for skin cancer screening. It depends on risk factors and family history. Every three months, check in on any moles or marks. Every year, go see the dermatologist.
  • Cervical Cancer Screen

    Cervical Cancer Screen
    Women should begin to get a Pap test at age 21 and continue having one every 3 years.
  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

    Once reaching the age of thirty, women should get a pap test and an HIV test every five years.
  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Breast Cancer Screening

    Breast Cancer Screening
    Women should begin to get yearly mammograms. However, prior to this, it is important to check yourself for abnormalities. As you grow older, the frequency of the test may decrease.
  • Colon Cancer Screen

    Colon Cancer Screen
    At the age of about 50, it is important to get colonoscopies. If the colonoscopy looks normal, you can wait about 10 years in between each colonoscopy. If abnormal, further screening must be done.
  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Colon Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

    If all is normal, once you reach the age of 65, doctors will have you discontinue this testing.
  • Colon Cancer Screening

    If everything looks normal, your doctor may stop the colonoscopies. Most people do not have colonoscopies past the age of 75.
  • Death