- Thyroid test – every five years beginning at age 35
- Blood pressure test – Every two years beginning at age 18
- Cholesterol test – Start at age 20 and let your doctor suggest frequency.
- Bone mineral density test – Have baseline test around age 40 and let your doctor decide on frequency.
- Blood sugar test (diabetes) – Every three years beginning at age 45
- Mammogram – Beginning at age 40, every one to two years
- Pap test/Pelvic exam – Every one to three years if you are sexually active, up to age 65. After age 65 let your doctor decide on frequency.
- Colorectal health testing – Yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy with fecal occult blood test beginning at age 50. After that every five years if not having a colonoscopy.
- Colonoscopy – Every 10 years beginning at age 50.
Talk to your doctor about a screening plan that is best for you.
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