DID YOU KNOW?
25%
Only of cancers are detected by a preventive screening test.
CANCER SCREENING
Breast Biennial screening mammography
• Cervical cytology every 3 years
Cervical
• Cervical cytology every 3 years OR
• High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) every 5 years OR
• 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
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
» Every 5 years
» Every 10 years + annual FIT
Lung Annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)
Prostate Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing
Eligibility for MCED Screening
• Age ≥50 years
• Family or personal history of cancer
• History of childhood cancer
• Known genetic mutations WHO IS ELIGIBLE
• Alcohol
70% of Americans are not up to date on at least 1 preventive cancer screening.a
CRITERIA YEAR PUBLISHED
Women aged 40-74 years 2024
Women aged 21-29 years 2018; update in progress
Women aged 30-65 years
• Age 45-75 years
• Certain populations aged 76-85 years 2021
Age 50-80 years and ≥20 pack per year history of smoking and currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years 2021
Men aged 55-69 years when elected with shared decision-making 2018; update in progress
RISK FACTORS
• Exposure to cancer-causing substances (eg, fire smoke, tobacco smoke, radiation, sunlight)
• Chronic inflammation
• Diet
• Hormones
• Immunosuppression
• Infectious agents (eg, viruses, parasites)
• Overweight/obesity
• Tobacco
• Pediatric populations (<21 years)
• Pregnant patients
• Patients with active cancer diagnosis or treated for cancer in last 3 years WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE
United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Screening Guidelines 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