For Men And Women 

Print and Take To Your Next Check-up

❑ BMI—your body mass index is a ratio of your height and weight, used to identify obesity

❑ Waist Circumference—a high waist measurement is a health risk
❑ Blood pressure (systolic/diastolic) screening—high readings can be a predictor of heart disease

❑ Blood glucose screening for prediabetes and diabetes

❑ Cholesterol/triglycerides blood test—high readings can be a predictor of heart disease 

❑ Take-home fecal blood test starting at age 50

❑  Skin cancer check 

❑ Sexually Transmitted Diseases (HIV) testing as appropriate based on lifestyle

Other Health Tests As Needed

❑  Bone density for osteoporosis for women at 65 and men at age 70 or sooner if you have risk factors 

❑ Colonoscopy, every 5-7 years starting at age 50 or earlier based on family history

❑ Lung cancer screening if you have at least a 30 pack-year smoking history, are either still smoking or have quit smoking within the last 15 years and are between the ages of 55-74

For Women

❑ Digital breast exam every 3 years during your 20s and 30s, every year starting at age and 

❑ Mammogram starting at age 40 or earlier based on family history

❑ PAP test for cervical cancer screening every 3 years between ages 21-29, yearly thereafter

❑ HPV testing every 5 years starting at age 30

For Men

❑ PSA screening for prostate cancer may start at age 50 

Other Preventive Services To Talk About

❑ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, a one-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked

❑ Alcohol misuse screening and counseling

❑ Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease for men and women of certain ages

❑ Depression screening for adults

❑ Diet counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease

❑ Obesity screening and counseling for all adults

❑ Tobacco use screening for all adults and cessation interventions for tobacco users

❑ Immunization vaccines for adults (doses, recommended ages and populations vary by disease):

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Herpes Zoster
• Human Papillomavirus
• Influenza 
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella
• Meningococcal
• Pneumococcal
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
• Varicella

Talk to me about other CANCERS 

Read the section on Cancers to find out what questions you need to have answered according to your personal health requirements. Here are a few suggestions:

❑  I smoked for many years. Should I get a CAT scan or x-ray for Lung cancer and ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm for men to evaluate heart disease risk?

❑  Please check the inside of my mouth for Oral cancer. 

Talk to me about HEART DISEASE 

A question you might want to ask…

❑ It runs in my family. What are my risk factors? 

Talk to me about DIABETES

A question you might want to ask…

❑ It runs in my family. Should I be tested? 

Talk to me about ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

A question you might want to ask…

❑ It runs in my family. Should I be tested? 

Talk to me about OSTEOPOROSIS 

A question you might want to ask…

❑ It runs in my family. Should I be tested? 

Additional source: http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/
cancerscreeningguidelines/american-cancer-society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer