A mammogram every year for women over 40 Pap smears and pelvic exams to screen for cervical and vaginal cancer, once every 24 months, or once every 12 months for women who are at increased risk Colorectal cancer screening, including a colonoscopy every ten years for anyone over 50, and addi...
A screening procedure for cancer, as opposed to a diagnostic one, is done at certain recommended ages and intervals to find early cancers before symptoms emerge. ThePap smear, the mammogram and thePSA testare examples. A diagnostic test, on the other hand, is done when a patient experiences ...