Cancer Screening Exams

Cancer screening exams are medical tests done when you are healthy, with no signs of illness. They can find cancer early, when the chances for successfully treating the disease are greatest.

Cancer screening exams are medical tests done when you are healthy, with no signs of illness. They can find cancer early, when the chances for successfully treating the disease are greatest. Recommend the following schedule of screening exams for women.

Skin cancer screening is generally recommended for people at increased risk for developing skin cancer. Not everyone with risk factors develops skin cancer. However, if you do have one or more risk factors, discuss them with your health care provider and get regular skin cancer screenings. The earlier skin cancer is found, the better the chance of it being treated successfully.

Breast cancer screening exams help find breast cancer at an early stage. When found early, the chances for successfully treating the disease are greatest.

Endometrial cancer is cancer of the lining of the uterus, or womb. Endometrial cancer screening is only recommended for women at increased risk.

Regular screening exams for colon cancer and rectal cancer can find cancer at an early stage. When found early, the chances for successfully treating the disease are greatest.

Cervical cancer screening exams help find cervical cancer at an early stage. When found early, the chances for successfully treating the disease are greatest.

We strongly recommend that men talk to their doctor about the risks and benefits of prostate screening. The prostate cancer screening recommendations below apply to most men.

Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries – the female glands where eggs form and the hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced.

At this time, liver cancer screening is recommended only for adults at increased risk. That’s because they have a higher chance of getting the disease.

At this time, lung cancer screening is recommended only for adults at high risk. That’s because they have a higher chance of getting the disease.