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Screening: low dose computed tomography
You get an xray at a low dose of radiation which gives an image of the lungs
Age: 55-80
Occurrence: N/A -
Screening: prostate specific antigen
Blood is withdrawn and tested
Age: 40-54
Occurrence: 2-4 years -
Screening: colonoscopy
A camera that enters the rectum and examines the inner lining of the large intestine
Age: 50-75 and maybe 76-85
Occurrence: every 10 years -
Screening: upper endoscopy
A camera that is put down the throat to examine esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
Age: 45-55
Occurrence: 3-5 years -
Screening: alpha-fetoprotein
Blood sample
Age: 35-up
Occurrence: N/A -
Screening: Microscopic urinalysis
An examination of the urine to check for any signs of cancer
Age: 60-up (diabetic patients: any age)
Occurrence: periodically as an adult -
Screening: upper endoscopy
A camera that is put down the throat to examine the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
Age: 45-55
Occurrence: 3-5 years -
Screening: regular check up
Age: birth-death
Occurrence: yearly -
Screening: macroscopic urinalysis
Examination of urine to check for any blood
Age: 60-up (diabetic patients: any age)
Occurrence: periodically as an adult -
Screening: Blood Sample
Age: 45-up
Occurrence: 5 years -
Screening: Doctors look inside the patient's mouth looking for either red or white patches around the mouth sores, and checks for lumps and other abnormalities and check the throat and neck for lumps as well
Age: 45+
Occurrence: yearly -
Screening: endoscopic ultrasound or MRI
Ultrasound: soundwaves produce images of pancreas
MRI: magnets and radiowaves
Age: 50
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: regular physical exams and imaging scans
Age: birth-death
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: flexible endoscopy
Flexible tube with a camera that is used to observe the upper area of the digestive system
Age: 45-55
Occurrence: 3-5 years -
Screening: self examination or dermoscopy
evaluate the patterns of size, shape, and pigmentation in pigmented skin lesions
Age: 20-30
Occurrence: 2 years -
Screening: Blood test or thyroid ultrasound
Ultrasound: soundwaves are used to produce pictures of the thyroid gland
Age: none, only if at high risk
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: Blood Tests, Liver Tests, and Ultrasound.
Age: 65+
Occurrence: N/A -
Screening: Epstein-Barr virus blood test and nasopharyngoscopy, a procedure in which allows the internal surfaces of the nose and throat to be examined with a fibre-optic instrument.
Age: 30-50
Occurrence: N/A -
Screening: Urine Test, shows how well your kidneys work; X-rays to check for any damage to the bones from myeloma cells; Bone Marrow Test to check for myeloma cells.
Age: 60-70
Occurrence: N/A -
Screening: Oropharynx
A simple procedure that the doctor checks inside your nose, mouth, and throat for abnormalities.
Age: 55-62
Occurrence: 1-3 years -
Screening: Mammogram or breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Mammogram: xray of the breast
MRI: magnets and radiowaves, used on women at high risk
Age:40-45
Occurrence: 1-2 years -
Screening: Colonoscopy
A camera that enters the rectum and examines the inner lining of the large intestine
Age: 50
Occurrence: 10 years -
Screening: low dose computed tomography
You get an xray at a low dose of radiation which gives an image of the lungs
Age: 55-80
Occurrence: n/a, but recommended to stop is hasn’t smoked in over 15 years -
Screening: Pap test and HPV test
Collect cells from the surface of the cervix Pap- check for cancer cells
HPV: Check for HPV infection
Age: 25-65
Occurrence: 3 years for pap,5 years for HPV -
Screening: Blood test or thyroid ultrasound
Ultrasound: soundwaves are used to produce pictures of the thyroid gland
Age: none, only if at high risk
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: none
Hereditary-non-polyposis colon cancer are at higher risk- endometrial biopsy at age 35
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: transvaginal ultrasound and CA-125 blood test
Ultrasound: uses soundwaves to look at the ovaries
Blood test: measures amount of CA 125 protein in blood
Age: only if at high risk
Occurrence: N/a -
Liver Cancer
Screening: alpha-fetoprotein
Blood sample
Age: 15-20 week of preganacy
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: regular check up
Age: birth-death
Occurrence: yearly -
Screening: endoscopic ultrasound or MRI
Ultrasound: soundwaves produce images of pancreas
MRI: magnets and radiowaves
Age: 50
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: routine blood tests
Age: 45
Occurrence: 5 years -
Screening: endoscopy
A camera at the end of a flexible tube looks at esophagus
Age: after 40
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: Imaging tests such as CT scans and MRIs will find abnormalities
Age: none, only if at high risk
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: self examination or dermoscopy
evaluate the patterns of size, shape, and pigmentation in pigmented skin lesions
Age: 20-30
Occurrence: 2 years -
Screening: regular physical exams and imaging scans
Age: birth-death
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: screening includes identifying hematuria with a urine dipstick or a microscopic urinalysis
Age: 55+
Occurrence: N/A -
Screening: Ultrasound, uses soundwaves to create an image inside the body
Age: 65-72
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: Doctors look inside the patient's mouth looking for either red or white patches around the mouth sores, and checks for lumps and other abnormalities and check the throat and neck for lumps as well
Age: 45+
Occurrence: yearly -
Screening: Urine Test, a urine sample that is tested to look at the amount of myeloma protein that has been filtered through the kidney.
Age: 65
Occurrence: n/a -
Screening: Proctoscopy, is a procedure that uses a proctoscope which is a thin flexible tube that is used to check the rectum and anus to check for abnormal areas.
Age: 50-70
Occurrence: n/a