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Colorectal Cancer and Polyps Exam
Beginning at age 50, both men and women should follow one of these testing schedules:
Tests that find polyps and cancer
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years*, or
- Colonoscopy every 10 years, or
- Double-contrast barium enema every 5 years*, or
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every 5 years*
Tests that primarily find cancer
- Yearly fecal occult blood test (gFOBT)**, or
- Yearly fecal immunochemical test (FIT) every year**, or
- Stool DNA test (sDNA), interval uncertain**
* If the test is positive, a colonoscopy should be done.
** The multiple stool take-home test should be used. One test done by the doctor in the office is not adequate for testing. A colonoscopy should be done if the test is positive.
The tests that are designed to find both early cancer and polyps are preferred if these tests are available to you and you are willing to have one of these more invasive tests. Talk to your doctor about which test is best for you.
The American Cancer Society recommends that some people be screened using a different schedule because of their personal history or family history.
Mammograms - Did you know?
- Timely mammography screenings among women 40 and older could decrease breast cancer by at least 20 percent.
- At Baptist Health Care, our certified radiology technologists take the mammography process step further with "triple-check". The first checkpoint is the use of a computer-aided detection system that "tags" suspicious areas for the radiologists to review.
- The mammography images are then read by two separate radiologists at two separate times. If further testing is needed, additional imaging such as ultrasound is available.
Pap/Pelvic Exams
Regular gynecologic exams are essential in supporting a healthy woman. These yearly screenings can provide early detection of reproductive abnormalities that could have an adverse affect on a women's health.
Additionally, annual exams create opportunity for women to discuss gynecological problems with your health care provider that affect overall quality of life - such as:
Baptist Health Care knows that women are busy - juggling work, family and all of the latest minute needs that life throws us - but we also know how important it is that you remember to schedule your annual gynecological exam. That's why we've created this online exam reminder to help manage your check-up needs.
