Check Ups

Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2009 04:08 Monday, 28 December 2009 03:23

CANCER RELATED CHECK-UPS

The following guidelines are for people WITHOUT SYMPTOMS.

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PROCEDURE	SEX	AGE	FREQUENCY
HEALTH COUNSELLING AND CANCER CHECK-UP*	Male/Female	Puberty to 40 years 40+	Every 3 years Annually
BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION	Female	From Puberty	Monthly
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION BY DOCTOR	Female	Puberty to 40 years 40+	Every 3 years Annually
CERVICAL (PAP) SMEAR (scraping of neck of the womb)	Female	From age of sexual activity	Annually
PELVIC EXAMINATION	Female	From age of sexual activity to 40 years 40+	Every 3 years Annually
MAMMOGRAM (X-ray)	Female	35-40 years 40+	Baseline Annually
STOOL TEST FOR BLOOD	Male/Female	40+	Annually
RECTAL EXAMINATION (Digital)	Male/Female	40+	Annually
SAMPLE OF WOMB LINING (Endometrium)	Female	If at high* risk and at menopause	At menopause