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Colorectal Cancer: Post Treatment 6 Months +: Medical Care Stages II,III,IV

Screening Tests Recommended By The American Cancer Society

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For women: 
  • All women should get an annual Pap test or every two years using the liquid-based pap test.
  • Women age 20 – 39: get a clinical breast exam.
  • Women starting age 40, get a yearly mammogram
Men:
  • Starting at age 40, get a rectal prostate exam.
  • Starting at age 50, discuss with your doctor whether to be tested for prostate cancer. Research has not yet proven that the potential benefits of testing outweigh the harms of testing and treatment. If you are African American or have a father or brother who had prostate cancer before age 65, you should have this talk with your doctor starting at age 45.

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