Exams
By: Ashlyn Whitney
Mammograms
Screen for: Detecting Cancer
Who should be getting these exams: Women
What age: 40
How often: yearly
Pap smears
Screen for: Problems in the cervix
Who gets these exams: Women
What age: 21 and over
How often: every 3 years unless doctor suggests more.
Testicular exams
Screen for: Cancer
Who gets these exams: Men
What age: 15-35
How often: every month
Prostate exams
Screen for: Cancer
Who gets these exams: Men
What age: 40-75
How often: yearly
Citations
http://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/mammograms-fact-sheet - What is a mammogram
http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/pap-smears.html - Pap smears
http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/tse.html - How to preform a testitcular exam.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prostate-cancer/in-depth/prostate-cancer/art-20048087 - Prostate cancer screening: should you get a PSA test?