As the saying goes - "Awareness is Power in a world where information is everywhere", lets quickly learn the USPSTF recommended guidelines for Cancer screening
CANCER | SCREENING MODALITY | AGE GROUP |
Breast Cancer | | Women aged 50 to 74 yrs |
Cervical Cancer |
or or | Women aged 21 to 29 yrs
Women aged 30 to 65 yrs |
Lung Cancer |
| Adults aged 50 to 80 yrs |
Colorectal Cancer | Colonoscopy screening every 10 yrs Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 yrs Computed tomography colonography every 5 yrs High-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test (HSgFOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) every yr Stool DNA-FIT every 1 to 3 yrs
| Adults aged 45 to 75 yrs |
P.S. - USPSTF now recommends screening for Colorectal cancer in adults aged 45 to 75 years
- Padma Sri Katikaneni
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