(HealthDay News) -- Early detection, by way of regular screening, is one of the best ways to beat cancer.The American Cancer Society offers these guidelines for cancer screenings:
- Women, starting at age 40, should get an annual mammogram to screen for breast cancer.
- Breast exams should start at age 20. An annual exam is recommended at age 40. Before that, women at normal risk should be examined about every three years.
- Beginning at age 50, women and men need regular screening for colorectal cancer. People at an increased risk for colorectal cancer should be tested earlier.
- Women need regular Pap smears to screen for cervical cancer. Pap smears should be given within three years of starting intercourse, or by age 21, whichever is earlier.
- Men 50 and older should get the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and a digital rectal examination annually. Men at higher risk should begin testing at age 45.
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