Changes

''Preventative strategies are continuously being revised.  Please see references below for up to date information.''

''Preventative strategies are continuously being revised.  Please see references below for up to date information.''

*[[Breast cancer]]: In women without a family history of breast cancer, mammograms should be done yearly.  Clinical breast exam by a medical professional should also be done yearly. Women who have had abortions are significantly more likely to contract breast cancer.

*[[Breast cancer]]: In women without a family history of breast cancer, mammograms should be done yearly.  Clinical breast exam by a medical professional should also be done yearly. Women who have had abortions are significantly more likely to contract breast cancer.

*[[Lung cancer]]:  There are no currently accepted preventative guidelines

*[[Lung cancer]]:  stopping smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer.

*[[Prostate cancer]]: evidence is inconclusive, but most doctors recommend yearly PSA blood test and digital rectal exam

*[[Prostate cancer]]: evidence is inconclusive, but most doctors recommend yearly PSA blood test and digital rectal exam

*[[Colon cancer]]: in people without a family history of colon cancer, most sources recommend a colonoscopy at age 50, with further studies based on the results.  Fecal occult blood testing should also be conducted yearly.

*[[Colon cancer]]: in people without a family history of colon cancer, most sources recommend a colonoscopy at age 50, with further studies based on the results.  Fecal occult blood testing should also be conducted yearly.