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Cancer Screenings and The Dates They Should be Pursued
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Endometrial Cancer
depending on family history you may need to get yearly endometrial biopsies to check for endometrial cancer. They take a sample to check for tumors. -
Routine Breast Exams
routine breast exams every three years to check for breast cancer -
Cervical Cancer Screenings
testing should begin no later than 21 years of age or three years after vaginal intercourse. To tests this one needs to take yearly pap smear or biyearly pap smear with the new liquid based pap test. The physician or operator collecting a sample for the test inserts a speculum into the patient's vagina, to allow access to the cervix. Samples are collected from the outer opening or os of the cervix using an Aylesbury spatula and an endocervical brush is rotated in the cavity of the cervix. -
Breast Cancer Mammogram
mammogram to search for evidence of breast cancer. They take xray imaging of the breast to check for tumors -
Family history of Prostate Cancer
If you have family history of prostate cancer you should have your talk at age 45 instead of 50 -
Talk to your Doctor about Prostate Cancer
start discussing with your doctor over your family history to see if prostate cancer screenings are right for you -
Colorectal Cancer and Polyp Tests
flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years to test or many other tests can be taken instead which go by a similar interval. Other tests need to be taken every 10 years. There are also blood tests needed yearly to test for colorectal cancer. FS test is where the doctor will look into the sigmoid in the colon to look for tumors. -
Stop Cancer Screening for Cervical Cancer
stop screening for cervical cancer