Age Appropriate Preventative Exams
You can reduce your chances of developing chronic disease and maintain high quality of life by staying up to date on your preventive exams. Recommendations vary by age, gender, and health history. We’ve done the homework for you and laid out the basics below. For more detailed information, visit the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force website.
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WOMEN
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Age
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Timing
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Screenings
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20s and 30s
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Once a month
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Breast self-exam
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Every 6 months
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Dental exam
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Once a year
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Annual physical
Depression screening
Skin cancer screening
Human papilloma virus test
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Every 2-5 years as recommended by PCP
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Glucose test
Eye examPap test
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Every 5 years
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Cholesterol
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As recommended by PCP
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Sexually transmitted infection tests
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40s
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Once a year
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Mammogram
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Every 2-5 years as recommended by PCP
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Cholesterol
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45+
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Every 10 years
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Colonoscopy
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50s
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Every 5 years
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Bone density test
Thyroid tests
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Every 10 years
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Cardiac calcium scoring
Hearing test
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55+
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Every other year
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Mammogram
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60s
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Once a year
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s screening
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75+
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As recommended by PCP
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Colonoscopy
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As recommended by PCP
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Mammogram
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MEN
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Age
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Timing
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Screenings
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20s and 30s
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Once a month
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Testicular self-exam
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Every 6 months
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Dental exam
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Once a year
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Annual physical
Depression screening
Skin cancer screening
Testicular cancer screening
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Every 2-5 years as recommended by PCP
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Glucose test
Eye exam
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Every 5 years
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Cholesterol
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As recommended by PCP
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Sexually transmitted infection tests
Fertility testing
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40s
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Every 2-5 years as recommended by PCP
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Cholesterol
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Once a year for men with family history of prostate cancer
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
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45+
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Every 10 years
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Colonoscopy
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50s
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Once a year
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Cholesterol
Low-dose lung CT scan
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Once a year
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
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Every 10 years
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Cardiac calcium scoring
Hearing test
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As recommended by PCP
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Bone density test
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60s
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Once a year
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s screening
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As recommended by PCP
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
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70+
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Not recommended
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
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75+
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As recommended by PCP
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Colonoscopy
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