• Annual mammograms beginning at age 40
• Personal breast awareness.
• Clinical breast exam: Ages 20-39 - as part of periodic health exam, every three years. Ages 40 and up - prior to mammogram as part of a periodic health exam annually.

•  Cervical screening should begin at age 21, but preferred tests and frequency vary by age.
•  For ages 21-29, a Pap test should be performed every 3 years. For ages 30-65, a Pap and HPV test should be performed every 5 years. 
•  Women can stop screening at age 66 with adequate negative prior screening (more than 3 consecutive negative Pap tests within 10 years or more than 2 consecutive negative HPV and Pap tests within 10 years (most recent within 5 years) OR after hysterectomy. 

Beginning at age 45, men and women should follow one of the exam schedules:

• Fecal occult blood test - annually
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy - five years
• Double contrast barium enema - five years
• Colonoscopy - ten years
• CT colonography - five years

If you’re in good health, you should continue regular screening through age 75. People 76 – 85 should talk to their healthcare provider about whether continued screening is right for you. People over 85 should no longer get colorectal cancer screening.

• You should consider a lung cancer screening if you are age 50 – 80 and have a history of smoking at least a 20-pack year and/or currently smoke or have quit in the past 15 years.

• OR are age 50 and older, have a history smoking at least a 20-pack year or are exposed to secondhand smoke and have one additional risk factor, such as family history, exposure to radon gas or asbestos.

• PSA: Men between the ages of 45 and 75 should discuss their risk with their doctor. African-American men and those with immediate family history are at a higher risk. If PSA is greater than 1, repeat every one to two years. If less than 1, repeat every two to four years. If 75 years or older and very healthy, may consider continuing PSA (if greater than 3) every 1-2 years. If PSA is greater than 4, may consider biopsy.
• Digital Rectal Exam (DRE): This should not be done as a stand-alone test, but rather in conjunction with a PSA test.