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at what age you can stop doing

1. PAP smear
2. mammography
3. colonoscopy
pap-


Women 65 years Women who have always tested negative in an organized screening program should cease screening once they attain the age of 65 years. (http://screening.iarc.fr)


Mammo

Women aged 70“85 years If estimated life expectancy 5 years, then offer screening mammography ± CBE every 1“2 years. (http://www.americangeriatrics.org/produc...tement.pdf)





colonoscopy-


Adults aged 60“69 years Program screen every 2 years with fecal occult blood testing (http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/bowel/index.html)
Adults aged 70 years Patient-initiated screening covered by NHS.



make sense?
mammo is reliable info thanks, but not sure about fr and Uk resources. are you sure we cann use resources other than US?

thanks
i have the same concern..but havent been able to find ny other source!

ny1 else?
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/conten...nes_36.asp

Women 70 years of age or older who have had 3 or more normal Pap tests in a row and no abnormal Pap test results in the last 10 years may choose to stop having cervical cancer screening. Women with a history of cervical cancer, DES exposure before birth, HIV infection or a weakened immune system should continue to have screening as long as they are in good health.