- Unusual cell division can cause lumps that may cause cancer, which invades and destroys the body’s organs. If cancer cells can’t be controlled, death will occur.
- Cancer can occur at any age.
- Most common cancers among Asian Americans (2014-2018):
1.) Women: Breast, lung, colorectal, thyroid, uterine
2.) Men: Prostate, lung, colorectal, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, bladder - Risk factors:
1.) Things you can control: Weight, diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking/vaping, sun exposure, radiation, chemicals
2.) Things you can’t control: Age, personal medical history, family medical history
Cancer Screening Recommendations
| Where | Type | Age 20-29 |
30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Breast (Women) | Mammogram | Every 2 years starting at ago 50 | ||||
| *Cervical (Women) | Human papillomavirus (HPV) exam OR | Every 5 years starting at age 30 | ||||
| Pap smera + HPV exam OR | Every 5 years starting at age 30 | |||||
| Pap smera | Every 3 years starting at age 21 | |||||
| Prostate (Men) | Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) + Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) |
Discuss with your doctor starting at age 55 | ||||
| Colorectal (Men and Women) | Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) OR |
Every year starting at age 45 | ||||
| Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) OR | Every year starting at age 45 | |||||
| Fecal Immunochemical Test – Deoxyribonucleic Acid (FIT-DNA) OR | Every 1-3 years starting at age 45 | |||||
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy OR | Every 5 years starting at age 45 | |||||
| Every 10 years starting at age 45 if FIT is done | ||||||
| Colonoscopy OR | Every 10 years starting at age 45 | |||||
| Lung (Men and Women who have smoked within the past 15 years) | Low-Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) |
Every year starting at age 50 | ||||
*These topics are being updated by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The information provided here is not intended to be a substitute for medical information provided by a healthcare provider.
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