Ages 21-29

• Get a Pap test every three years to check for cervical cancer.
• Consider a clinical breast exam every one to three years to check for breast cancer, starting at age 25.

Ages 30-39

• Consider a clinical breast exam every one to three years to check for breast cancer.
• Get a Pap test and an HPV test every five years to check for cervical cancer and HPV.

Ages 40-49

• Get a mammogram and a clinical breast exam every year to check for breast cancer.
• Get a Pap test and an HPV test every five years to check for cervical cancer and HPV.
• Get a colonoscopy every 10 years, starting at age 45. Other options include one of the following:

virtual colonoscopy every five years; a stool-based DNA test every three years, stool-based test every year

Age 50 and older

• Get a mammogram and a clinical breast exam every year to check for breast cancer.
• Get a Pap test and an HPV test every five years to check for cervical cancer and HPV.
• Talk to your doctor about whether you need screening after age 65.
• Get a colonoscopy every 10 years to check for colorectal cancer. Other options include one of the following:

virtual colonoscopy every five years; a stool-based DNA test every three years; a stool-based test every year