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Cancer Screenings Throughout Lifetime
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Clinical Breast Exam
Clinical breast exam should occur about every 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and over -
Cancer Related Checkups
For people aged 20 or older having periodic health exams, a cancer-related check-up should include health counseling and, depending on a person's age and gender, exams for cancers of the thyroid, oral cavity, skin, lymph nodes, testes, and ovaries, as well as for some non-malignant (non-cancerous) diseases. -
Cervical Cancer Screening
All women should begin cervical cancer screening about 3 years after they begin having vaginal intercourse, but no later than 21 years old. -
Mammograms
Starting at the age of 40 mammograms are recommended yearly and should be continued for as long as a woman is in good health. -
Pap Smear Test
Should begin at 40 and continue yearly. -
Prostate Exam
Beginning at the age of 50, men should talk to their doctor about protate testing. This discussion should be held at age 45 for men who are at a high risk. Men should be tested with the PSA (prostate specific antigen) and/or the DRE (digital rectal exam). -
Colonoscopy
Should start at the age of 50 and continue every 10 years -
Fecal Occult Blood Test
Should begin at the age of 50 and be continued yearly. -
Flexible Sidmoidoscopy
Should start at age 50 and continue every 5 years -
Endometrial Biopsy
Starting at menopause women need to be informed and some may want to have yearly endometrial biopsies
