Screenings

Cervical Cancer Screening

Oct 1, 2015

This test is screening for Cervical Cancer. Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix.
How often a person should be screened: ages 25-49 once every 3 years, ages 50-64 once every 5 years.
The screening is preformed through the cervical smear test.
How is it perforemd: it is preformed in a doctors office. The women will be asked to lay on the exam table and place her feet on the stirrups, during the examination.

Breast Cancer Screening

Oct 1, 2034

Type of cancer: Breast cancer
Age of first screening: 40
How often screening should be done: yearly over the age of 40
Types of screening: mammograms
How is it performed: A womens breast is compressed with a special machine. Images of each breast are taken with special x-ray film that is designed for breast tissue. The images are taken from different angels.

Endometrial (uterine) Cancer

Oct 1, 2039

During menopause all women should be informed about the risk and symptoms of endometrial cancer.

Colorectal Cancer and Polyps

Oct 1, 2044

Age of first screening: 50
Types of screening: Flexible sigmoidoscopy (every 5 years), and yearly fecal occult blood test (gFOBT).
How it is performed: The patients will have a veiwing tube put into thier rectum so the spercialist could look at thier colon and the large intestine.