Wellness Guide to a Healthy Body: Adult Screening Guidelines
Helping You to a Healthy Lifestyle
These guidelines are recommended for adults free of symptoms and with no risk factors. If you have a medical condition or have risk factors associated with a condition or disease, your personal provider may recommend an altered schedule of screenings.
* Your child's personal provider will recommend a schedule for health examinations.
| Male and Female
| Age Range
| Frequency
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Blood pressure/weight/height | 20-40 years
Over 40 years | Every 1-2 years
Every year |
Eye exam | 20-39 years
40-54 years
55-64 years
Over 65 years | One-time comprehensive exam
Every 2-4 years
Every 1-3 years
Every 1-2 years |
Dental care | | Every 6-12 months |
Colon cancer | Over 50 years | Colonoscopy every 10 years if average risk and stool check for blood every year |
Skin cancer | | Regular skin checks for changes in moles/birthmarks |
Cholesterol | Over 20 years | Every 5 years |
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Testicular self-exam | Over 15 years | Every month |
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Mammography | Over 40 years
Over 50 years
Over 75 years | Every 1 – 2 years (discuss your risk factors with your health care provider to decide testing frequency)
Every year
Discuss with health care provider |
Breast self-exam | Over 20 years | Every month |
Pap test* | 21-65 years;
under 21 years
if sexually active
Over 65 years | Every 1-3 years, may reduce frequency after 3 consecutive negative yearly exams within 5 years if no risk factors
Discuss with health care provider
* Pelvic and Pap screening should begin at onset of sexual activity or by age 21. Patients who have had hysterectomies for non-cancerous reasons do not need a Pap. |
Your first step towards a healthy lifestyle is making an appointment with your family doctor. Together, you and your personal provider can create a preventive care plan. Would you like to find a personal provider?
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