Visit frhs.org/cancer or scan the QR code with your phone’s camera to learn more. AGE 50+ Breast cancer. Continue with a yearly mammogram through age 54. At age 55, you can switch to every two years or continue with yearly screening. Keep screening as long as you are in good health and expect to live at least 10 years or more. Prostate cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening for prostate cancer, if you haven’t already. Testing can include a blood test that checks for protein-specific antigen (PSA), a marker for prostate cancer, and a digital rectal exam, which checks the prostate for lumps or abnormal size. Cervical cancer. Continue testing every three to five years through age 65. You can stop then if all results have been normal. Otherwise, your provider may suggest testing for at least 25 years after a precancer diagnosis, even if you’re 66 or older. Lung cancer. Talk to your doctor if you are a current smoker, if you have quit smoking within the last 15 years or if you have a tobacco smoking history of at least 20 “pack years” (an average of one pack per day for 20 years or two packs per day for 10 years). You may qualify for lung cancer screenings based on these guidelines. Source: American Cancer Society FRHS.ORG 5
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