{"id":136,"date":"2025-06-27T17:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/cancer\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:04:50","slug":"early-detection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/cancer\/comprehensive-cancer-control\/early-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Detection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-136\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-136-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-136-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-136-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/06\/screening-banner.png\" class=\"image wp-image-138  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/06\/screening-banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/06\/screening-banner-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/06\/screening-banner-1024x293.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/06\/screening-banner-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/06\/screening-banner-1536x439.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-136-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Early detection of cancer leads to improved treatment outcomes. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has developed screening recommendations for the following five cancers:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">Cancer Screening Quick Guide<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-136-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-0bd4c6cec8ed-136\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"breast-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-breast-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-breast-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Breast Cancer<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-breast-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-breast-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 40px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ages 40-74:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mammogram every 2 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">For more information or to learn if you qualify for free breast and cervical cancer screening, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/every-womans-life\/\">Every Woman\u2019s Life Program<\/a> page.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"colorectal-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-colorectal-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-colorectal-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Colorectal Cancer<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-colorectal-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-colorectal-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ages 45-75:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Colonoscopy every 10 years, or at-home stool-based test every 1 to 3 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"cervical-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-cervical-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-cervical-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Cervical Cancer<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-cervical-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-cervical-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 40px; margin-bottom: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ages 21-29:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Pap test every 3 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 40px; margin-bottom: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ages 30-65:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Pap test alone every 3 years, high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing alone every 5 years, or HPV testing and a Pap test at the same time (co-testing) every 5 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">For more information or to learn if you qualify for free breast and cervical cancer screening, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/every-womans-life\/\">Every Woman\u2019s Life Program<\/a> page.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"lung-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-lung-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-lung-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Lung Cancer<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-lung-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-lung-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 40px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ages 50-80:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;\">Screen using a low-dose CT scan if you:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n<li>Have a 20 pack-year* smoking history and currently smoke<\/li>\n<li>Have a 20 pack-year* smoking history and quit smoking in the past 15 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">*1 pack of cigarettes\/day x 20 years = 20 pack-years; 2 packs of cigarettes\/day for 10 years = 20 pack-years<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"prostate-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-prostate-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-prostate-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Prostate Cancer<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-prostate-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-prostate-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ages 55-69:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Screening should be a shared decision between the individual and the doctor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-136-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Virginia Department of Health\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/every-womans-life\/\">Every Woman\u2019s Life Program<\/a> helps uninsured, low-income women gain access to free breast and cervical cancer screening services.<\/p>\n<h4>Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:cancer@vdh.virginia.gov\">cancer@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early detection of cancer leads to improved treatment outcomes. 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