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Cancer Screening Recommendations

Aultman Cancer Center recommends the following cancer screening guidelines for individuals who have an average risk for developing cancer. Click through the topics below for more information. Please speak with your physician to determine if you have additional factors that would require more frequent or additional cancer screening.

For additional information on cancer screening, please visit the American Cancer Society or the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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 50, men and women should follow one of the following exam schedules:

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

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.

Location Finder

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Aultman Medical Group's network of more than 240 providers is committed to high-level patient care.

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