WOMEN
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
20s & 30s |
Once a month | • Breast self-exam | • Self-check skin cancer screening |
| Once a year | • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) • Breast self-exam |
• Cardiovascular evaluation • Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Blood sugar test • Eye exam |
• Human papilloma virus (HPV) test • Pap test |
|
| Every 5 years | • Cholesterol check | ||
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests |
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
40s |
Once a month | • Breast self-exam | • Self-check skin cancer screening |
| Once a year | • Mammogram • Full-body skin exams • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) |
• Breast self-exam • Cardiovascular evaluation • Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Blood sugar test • Eye exam • Human papilloma virus (HPV) test |
• Pap test • Cholesterol check |
|
| Every 10 years | • Colon cancer screening | ||
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests |
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
50s |
Once a month | • Breast self-exam | • Self-check skin cancer screening |
| Once a year | • Mammogram • Full-body skin exams • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) |
• Breast self-exam • Cardiovascular evaluation • Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Blood sugar test • Eye exam • Human papilloma virus (HPV) test |
• Pap test • Cholesterol check |
|
| Every 5 years | • Bone density test | • Thyroid pane | |
| Every 10 years | • Colon cancer screening • Cardiac calcium scoring |
• Hearing test | |
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests | • Low-dose lung CT scan |
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
60s |
Once a month | • Breast self-exam | • Self-check skin cancer screening |
| Once a year | • Mammogram • Full-body skin exams • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) • Breast self-exam |
• Cardiovascular evaluation • Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening • Dementia and Alzheimer’s screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Blood sugar test • Eye exam • Human papilloma virus (HPV) test |
• Pap test • Cholesterol check |
|
| Every 5 years | • Bone density test | • Thyroid pane | |
| Every 10 years | • Colon cancer screening • Cardiac calcium scoring |
• Hearing test | |
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests | • Low-dose lung CT scan |
* And/or as recommended by your primary care provider
Source: https://www.uhhospitals.org/services/primary-care/routine-care/your-guide-to-health-screenings-by-age (12-01-2024)
MEN
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
20s & 30s |
Once a month | • Self-check skin cancer screening | • Testicular self-exa |
| Once a year | • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) • Cardiovascular evaluation |
• Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening • Testicular cancer screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | Blood sugar test | • Eye exam | |
| Every 5 years | • Cholesterol check | ||
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests | Fertility testing |
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
40s |
Once a month | • Self-check skin cancer screening | • Testicular self-exam |
| Once a year | • Full-body skin exam • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) • Cardiovascular evaluation |
• Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening • Testicular cancer screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Cholesterol check • Blood sugar test |
• Eye exam | |
| Every 10 years | • Colon cancer screening | ||
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests | Fertility testing |
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
50s |
Once a month | • Self-check skin cancer screening | • Testicular self-exam |
| Once a year | • Cholesterol check • Full-body skin exam • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) |
• Cardiovascular evaluation • Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening • Testicular cancer screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Blood sugar test | • Pap test • Cholesterol check |
|
| Every 5 years | • Bone density test | • Eye exam | |
| Every 10 years | •Colon cancer screening • Cardiac calcium scoring |
• Hearing test | |
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests • Fertility testing • Bone density test |
• Low-dose lung CT scan • Prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening |
| Age | Timing | Screening | |
60s |
Once a month | • Self-check skin cancer screening | • Testicular self-exam |
| Once a year | • Dementia and Alzheimer’s screening • Cholesterol check • Full-body skin exam • Blood pressure screening • Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) |
• Cardiovascular evaluation • Comprehensive physical exam • Depression screening • Testicular cancer screening |
|
| Every 2-5 years * | • Blood sugar test | • Eye exam | |
| Every 5 years | • Bone density test | • Thyroid pane | |
| Every 10 years | • Colon cancer screening • Cardiac calcium scoring |
• Hearing test | |
| As needed * | • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests • Fertility testing • Bone density test • Low-dose lung CT scan |
• Prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening • Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) |
* And/or as recommended by your primary care provider
Source: https://www.uhhospitals.org/services/primary-care/routine-care/your-guide-to-health-screenings-by-age (12-01-2024)
