Cancer Prevention and Screening in Barron

It's important you regularly see your primary care provider in Barron. They'll help you prevent and detect cancer by reminding you to complete recommended screenings based on your age or any risk factors.

Recommended screenings include:

• Mammogram
  To prevent and detect breast cancer early, women should get a mammogram beginning at age 40 and yearly after that. Some women may need a mammogram at an earlier age based on family history or other risk factors.
• Colonoscopy
  This exam detects changes or abnormalities in the large intestine, or colon, and rectum. People with an average risk of colon cancer usually are screened at age 50. However, people with an increased risk, such as family history of colon cancer, should consider getting screened sooner.
• Lung screening
  This test detects lung cancer at an early stage — when it's more likely to be cured. The goal of lung screening is to look for signs of lung cancer in otherwise healthy people.

Read seven tips to reduce your risk of cancer, and talk with your primary care provider to learn more ways you can screen for and detect cancer in its early stages.

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