Make Mother’s Day Last A Month
Take time for yourself and book your screenings this month. Do it for you, do it for them.
Screening tests:
| Screening tests | Ages 18–39 | Ages 40–49 | Ages 50–64 | Ages 65 and older |
| Blood pressure test | Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80).
Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89. Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher. |
Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80).
Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89. Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher. |
Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80).
Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89. Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher. |
Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80).
Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89. Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher. |
| Bone mineral density test (osteoporosis screening) |
Discuss with your doctor or nurse if you are at risk of osteoporosis. | Get this test at least once at age 65 or older.
Talk to your doctor or nurse about repeat testing. |
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| Breast cancer screening (mammogram) |
Discuss with your doctor or nurse. | Starting at age 50, get screened every 2 years. | Get screened every 2 years through age 74.
Age 75 and older, ask your doctor or nurse if you need to be screened. |
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| Cervical cancer screening (Pap test) |
Get a Pap test every 3 years if you are 21 or older and have a cervix.
If you are 30 or older, you can get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years. |
Get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years if you have a cervix. | Get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years if you have a cervix. | Ask your doctor or nurse if you need to get a Pap test. |
| Cholesterol test | Starting at age 20, get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.
Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested. |
Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.
Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested. |
Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.
Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested. |
Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.
Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested. |
| Colorectal cancer screening (using fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy) |
Starting at age 50, get screened for colorectal cancer.
Talk to your doctor or nurse about which screening test is best for you and how often you need it. |
Get screened for colorectal cancer through age 75.
Talk to your doctor or nurse about which screening test is best for you and how often you need it. |
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| Diabetes screening | Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure. | Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure. | Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure. | Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure. |