Preventative Care
Mammograms, Pap Smears, and Prostate Exams
mammograms
- screens for breast cancer
- women age 40 and over
- http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/mammograms
- Number of breast cancer deaths for females: 40,996
pap smears
- screens for cervical cancer
- women age 21 and over every 2 years
- women age 30 and over every 3 years
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003911.htm
- Each year, about 12,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer.
prostate exam
- screens for prostate cancer
- men ages 40 and over every year
- http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-cancer/HQ01273
Webcam video from October 28, 2013 12:59 PM