American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines for Early Detection of Cancer

The following American Society screening guidelines for early detection of cancer are recommended for those people at risk for cancer:

Breast Cancer
Yearly mammograms starting at age 40 Clinical breast exam about e ery ! years for women in their "0#s and !0#s and e ery year for women 40 and o er$ %reast self&exam is encouraged for all women starting in their "0#s

Colon and Rectal Cancer

%eginning at age '0( both male and females should follow ) of these ' testing schedules: Yearly fecal occult blood test of fecal immunochemical test *lexible sigmoidoscopy e ery ' years Yearly fecal occult blood test or immunochemical test( plus flexible sigmoidoscopy e ery ' years$ +ouble&contrast barium enema e ery ' years Colonoscopy e ery )0 years

Prostate Cancer
%oth ,SA - prostate&specific antigen. blood test and digital rectal examination should be preformed e ery year( beginning at age '0( to men who ha e at least a )0 year life expectancy( African&American men and men with a strong family history of prostate cancer should begin testing at age 4'$

Cervical Cancer
All women should begin cer ical cancer screening about ! years after begin ha ing aginal intercourse( but no later than ") years old$ Screening should be dome e ery year with the regular ,ap test e ery " years using the newer li/uid based ,ap test$ %eginning at age !0( women should ha e had ! normal ,ap test results in a row may get screened e ery " to ! years$

 0omen 10 years of age or older who ha e had ! or more 2ormal ,ap test in a row and no abnormal ,ap test results in the past )0 years may choice to stop ha ing cer ical cancer screening$ 0omen who ha e and a total hysterectomy -remo al of 3terus and cer ix. may choose to stop ha ing cer ical cancer screening( unless the surgery was done as a treatment for cer ical cancer or pre&cancer$ 0omen who ha e had a hysterectomy without remo al of the cer ix should continue to follow the guidelines abo e$ *or more detailed information about pre ention and early detection of cancer( isit www$cancer$org( or call either American Cancer Society at )& 400&""1&"!4' or your local American Cancer Society at 105&'46&446!$