Recommended screenings through the years
Cancer screenings can find cancer or abnormal cells before symptoms begin, when treatment is most effective. Screenings may include a physical exam, a review of your medical history, laboratory tests, imaging tests and genetic counseling and testing. Miami Cancer Institute offers cancer screenings, following the guidelines of leading medical groups, and considers higher risks for people with personal or family histories.
We offer the following cancer screenings and recommend talking with your doctor about when you should begin regular screenings.
Pap & HPV Test
Mammogram
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening
Prostate Exam
Mole & Skin Checks
Mammograms for Breast Cancer
Miami Cancer Institute recommends that women at average risk for breast cancer should begin annual mammograms at age 40. Baptist Health South Florida offers digital screening mammograms at locations throughout South Florida. Digital mammography allows radiologists to enhance breast images and allow them to detect cancer at earlier stages.
Clinical Breast Exam
Prostate Cancer Screenings
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40
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1 in 16
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50 million
Skin Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening
- High-sensitivity fecal occult blood test every 1-2 years.
- Stool DNA test every 3 years.
- Colonoscopy every 10 years.
- Computed tomography colonography, commonly called a virtual colonoscopy, every 5 years.
- Sigmoidoscopy every 3-5 years.
Lung Cancer Screening
- Are 55 to 80 years old.
- Currently smoke or who have quit smoking within the last 15 years.
- Have a smoking history of 30-pack years or greater [one pack a day for 30 years or two packs a day for 15 years. etc.]
- Have a doctor's prescription.
Breast Cancer Genetics and Prevention Clinic
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than half of all cancer deaths and many cancer cases could be prevented if people had routine check-ups and screenings, adopted a healthy lifestyle and knew the early signs of cancer.
Pap Tests for Cervical Cancer
Women should have their first Pap smear to test for cervical cancer at age 21. With a normal test result, the next recommended Pap smear is three years. At age 30, women may choose a Pap smear every three years with an HPV test every five years. or both a Pap smear and HPV test every five years. At age 65, women with consecutive normal test results or who have had a total hysterectomy for a noncancerous condition may no longer need to be screened for cervical cancer.
Endometrial Cancer Screening
Women with Lynch Syndrome or who have a family history of the disorder, also called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, should have a transvaginal ultrasound every year to test for endometrial cancer.
Liver Cancer Screening
People with a high risk for liver cancer due to chronic hepatitis B or cirrhosis may benefit from a liver ultrasound and alpha-fetoprotein blood tests every 6 to 12 months.