Check Yourself: Are You Getting the Screening You Need?
Table 2. Check Yourself: Are You Getting the Screening You Need?
Women
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Beginning Age
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Recommended Screenings
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Frequency
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18*
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Thyroid palpation and ultrasound
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Annual for palpation consider annually for ultrasound
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18
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Breast Self-Examination
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Monthly
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18*
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Comprehensive physical exam
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Annually
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25*
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Clinical Breast Examination
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Every 6 months
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30-35*
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Mammography
Breast MRI
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Annual
Annual
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30-35
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Endometrial Cancer Screening
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Consider annually
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Adults
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Dermatology
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Consider annually
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50
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Colonoscopy
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Every 10 years, if normal
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Men
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|
|
Beginning Age
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Recommended Screenings
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Frequency
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18*
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Thyroid palpation and ultrasound
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Annual for palpation consider annually for ultrasound
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18*
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Thyroid ultrasound and palpation
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Annual for palpation and consider for ultrasound
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18*
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Comprehensive physical exam
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Annual
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Adults
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Dermatology
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Consider annually
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50
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Colonoscopy
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Every 10 years, if normal
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* or 5-10 years before the earliest related cancer in the family.
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