Early Detection
Early detection of cancer is one of the best ways to increase your chance of survival. That's why Texas Health Dallas is dedicated to the early detection of cancer and provides many prevention and screening tests.

Regular checkups with your physician are also an important part of maintaining your overall health. In many cases cancers are detected as a result of noting changes in your blood work over time, so keeping a regular appointment with your physician is a great method of early detection.

Recommended Screenings
The following cancer screening guidelines are recommended by the American Cancer Society for people at average risk for cancer and without any specific symptoms.

People who are at increased risk for certain cancers may need to follow a different screening schedule, such as starting at an earlier age or being screened more often. Those with symptoms that could be related to cancer should see their doctor right away.

The info below would be cool as a drop down list where people could select their age range and then get their recommended screenings.

Men

Ages 20 to 49

• Thyroid cancer screening
• Oral cavity cancer screening
• Skin cancer screening
• Lymph nodes cancer screening
• Testicular cancer screening

50 and Older

• Prostate Cancer Screening (yearly)
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy (every five years)
• Colonoscopy (every 10 years)
• Double contrast barium enema (every five years)
• CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) (every five years)
• Fecal occult blood test (every year)
• Fecal immunochemical test (every year)
• Continue
• Thyroid cancer screening
• Oral cavity cancer screening
• Skin cancer screening
• Lymph nodes cancer screening
• Testicular cancer screening

Women

Ages 20 to 39

• Thyroid cancer screening
• Oral cavity cancer screening
• Skin cancer screening
• Lymph nodes cancer screening
• Clinical breast exam (every three years)
• Ovarian cancer screening
• Cervical cancer screening

Ages 40 to 49

• Mammogram (yearly)
• Clinical breast exams (yearly)
• Continue
• Thyroid cancer screening
• Oral cavity cancer screening
• Skin cancer screening
• Lymph nodes cancer screening
• Ovarian cancer screening
• Cervical cancer screening

50 and Older

• Flexible sigmoidoscopy (every five years)
• Colonoscopy (every 10 years)
• Double contrast barium enema (every five years)
• CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) (every five years)
• Fecal occult blood test (every year)
• Fecal immunochemical test (every year)
• Continue
• Mammogram (yearly)
• Clinical breast exams (yearly)
• Thyroid cancer screening
• Oral cavity cancer screening
• Skin cancer screening
• Lymph nodes cancer screening
• Ovarian cancer screening
• Cervical cancer screening