Ages 21-29
- Get a Pap test every three years to check for cervical cancer.
- Consider a clinical breast exam every one to three years to check for breast cancer starting at age 25
Ages 30-39
- Consider a clinical breast exam every one to three years to check for breast cancer.
- Get a Pap test and HPV test every five years to check for cervical cancer and HPV.
Ages 40-49
- Get a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year to check for breast cancer.
- Get a Pap test and HPV test every five years to check for cervical cancer and HPV.
- Get a colonoscopy every 10 years, starting at age 45. Other options include ONE of the following:
- virtual colonoscopy every five years
- stool-based DNA test every three years
- stool-based test every year
- Get a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year to check for breast cancer.
- Get a Pap test and HPV test every five years to check for cervical cancer and HPV. Talk to your doctor about whether you need screening after age 65.
- Get a colonoscopy every 10 years to check for colorectal cancer. Other options include ONE of the following:
- virtual colonoscopy every five year
- stool-based DNA test every three years
- stool-based test every year