Yearly health checkup cheat-sheet.
Source.
Men.
20s - 30s.
Frequency |
Screening |
Every month |
Self-check skin cancer screening, Testicular self-exam. |
Once a year |
Blood pressure screening; Height, weight, body mass index (BMI); Cardiovascular evaluation; Comprehensive physical exam; Depression screening; Testicular cancer screening. |
Every 2-5 years |
Blood sugar test, Eye exam. |
Every 5 years |
Cholesterol check. |
As needed |
Fertility testing, Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests. |
40s.
All of the above screenings, plus the following:
Frequency |
Screening |
Once a year |
Full-body skin exam. |
Every 2-5 years |
Cholesterol check. |
Every 10 years |
Colon cancer screening. |
50s.
All of the above screenings, plus the following.
Frequency |
Screening |
Once a year |
Cholesterol check. |
Every 10 years |
Cardiac calcium scoring, Hearing test. |
As needed |
Bone density test, Low-dose lung CT scan, Prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening. |
60s.
All of the above screenings, plus the following:
Frequency |
Screening |
Once a year |
Dementia and Alzheimer’s screening. |
As needed |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). |
Women.
20s - 30s.
Frequency |
Screening |
Every month |
Breast self-exam, Self-check skin cancer screening. |
Once a year |
Blood pressure screening; Height, weight, body mass index (BMI); Breast self-exam; Cardiovascular evaluation; Comprehensive physical exam; Depression screening. |
Every 2-5 years |
Blood sugar test, Eye exam, Human papilloma virus (HPV) test, Pap test. |
Every 5 years |
Cholesterol check. |
As needed |
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tests. |
40s.
All of the above screenings, plus the following:
Frequency |
Screening |
Once a year |
Mammogram, Full-body skin exams. |
Every 2-5 years |
Cholesterol check. |
Every 10 years |
Colon cancer screening. |
50s.
All of the above screenings, plus the following.
Frequency |
Screening |
Every 5 years |
Bone density test, Thyroid panel. |
Every 10 years |
Cardiac calcium scoring, Hearing test. |
As needed |
Low-dose lung CT scan. |
60s.
All of the above screenings, plus the following:
Frequency |
Screening |
Once a year |
Dementia and Alzheimer’s screening. |