wiki/life/health/YearlyCheckups.md

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Yearly health checkup cheat-sheet.

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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.