Strategy #7: Take Advantage of Screenings and Self Exams
Regular screening and self-examination for certain cancers increase your chances of discovering cancer early — when treatment is more likely to be successful.
Regular visits to your health care provider should include examination of your skin, mouth, colon and rectum. If you’re a man, examination should also include your prostate and testes. If you’re a woman, add your cervix and breasts. A variety of screening tests can help detect cancer long before you might on your own. Tests your health care provider may recommend include:
Clinical breast exam
Digital rectal exam
Mammogram
Pap smear and pelvic exam
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
Skin exam
Sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy
Skin self-exam