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  2. New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Women 40 to 74 ...

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    Guidance issued by the USPSTF on April 30, 2024, lowers its recommended breast cancer screening age for all women to age 40 with screenings being repeated every two years up until the age of 74 ...

  3. Preventative Cancer Screenings: Top 5 to Get in 2024 - Healthline

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    Lung cancer screening. The USPSTF recommends that people who match the below criteria get lung cancer screening once a year: A low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan is the only recommended ...

  4. Preventive Care for Men at Every Age - Healthline

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    High blood pressure screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends adults ages 18 to 39 get screened for high blood pressure every 3 to 5 years. Dental checkup. Get a ...

  5. Screening Tests for People Over 50: What You Need - WebMD

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    From ages 50 and up, it recommends screening every other year and then no more after age 75. Cervical cancer. Pap tests have long been the gold standard for testing. You can either have a PAP ...

  6. Federal Task Force Suggest Mammograms Start at 40, Not 50 - WebMD

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    May 9, 2023 – Women should start being screened for breast cancer at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said Tuesday in a draft recommendation statement.

  7. Get the Screening Tests You Need - WebMD

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    The USPSTF says get tested every 2 years, starting at age 50. Cervical cancer screening ( Pap test) Get a Pap test every 3 years, or a Pap test along with a human papillomavirus ( HPV) test every ...

  8. Breast Cancer Screening: Recommendations and What to Expect

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    The USPSTF, a volunteer panel of 16 physicians and researchers, provides the following recommendations for people who are at average risk for breast cancer: Age. Recommendations. 40–49 ...

  9. Important Middle Age Medical Tests - WebMD

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    Colon cancer screening is recommended for everyone at age 45. Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. ... The CDC recommends that anyone over the age of 18 get tested ...