DID YOU KNOW?
Only
of cancers are % detected by a preventive screening test.
25
70
% of Americans are not up to date on at least 1 preventive cancer screening.a
United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Screening Guidelines CANCER Breast Cervical
SCREENING
CRITERIA
Biennial screening mammography
Women aged 40-74 years
• Cervical cytology every 3 years
Women aged 21-29 years
YEAR PUBLISHED 2024
• Cervical cytology every 3 years OR • High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) every 5 years OR
2018; update in progress
Women aged 30-65 years
• hrHPV + cervical cytology every 5 years • Stool-based testing » Annual fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or highsensitivity guaiac-based testing » sDNA-FIT (stool DNA test with FIT) every 1 to 3 years
Colorectal
• Colonoscopy every 10 years • Computed tomography colonography every 5 years
• Age 45-75 years
2021
• Certain populations aged 76-85 years
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy » Every 5 years » Every 10 years + annual FIT
Lung Prostate
Annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)
Age 50-80 years and ≥20 pack per year history of smoking and currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years
2021
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing
Men aged 55-69 years when elected with shared decision-making
2018; update in progress
Eligibility for MCED Screening WHO IS ELIGIBLE
RISK FACTORS
WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE
• Age ≥50 years
• Alcohol
• Pediatric populations (<21 years)
• Family or personal history of cancer
• Exposure to cancer-causing substances (eg, fire smoke, tobacco smoke, radiation, sunlight)
• Pregnant patients
• History of childhood cancer • Known genetic mutations
• Chronic inflammation
• Patients with active cancer diagnosis or treated for cancer in last 3 years
• Diet • Hormones • Immunosuppression • Infectious agents (eg, viruses, parasites) • Overweight/obesity • Tobacco
Patient Resources Overview of MCED: www.preventcancer.org/multi-cancer-early-detection/ Frequently asked questions about MCED: www.preventcancer.org/multi-cancer-early-detection/frequently-asked-questions/ Learn more about the currently available blood-based MCED test: www.galleri.com MCED, multi-cancer early detection. a The cancer screenings included in this survey were: breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, oral, prostate, skin, and testicular cancer.