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No symptoms? It’s still important to get checked for a variety of cancers on a regular schedule. Screening tests, which can help prevent cancer or catch it in the early stages, include general checkups and physical examinations as well as imaging, laboratory and genetic tests.

Choices you make about diet, exercise, and other habits can affect your overall health as well as your risk for developing cancer and other serious diseases. General risk factors for cancer include older age, a personal history of cancer, tobacco use, obesity, alcohol consumption and environmental factors.

While this article discusses screenings for breast, colorectal and lung cancer, there are a number of recommended cancer screenings based on these risk factors.

No symptoms? It’s still important to get checked for a variety of cancers on a regular schedule. Screening tests, which can help prevent cancer or catch it in the early stages, include general checkups and physical examinations as well as imaging, laboratory and genetic tests.

Choices you make about diet, exercise, and other habits can affect your overall health as well as your risk for developing cancer and other serious diseases. General risk factors for cancer include older age, a personal history of cancer, tobacco use, obesity, alcohol consumption and environmental factors.

While this article discusses screenings for breast, colorectal and lung cancer, there are a number of recommended cancer screenings based on these risk factors.

When your doctor recommends a cancer screening, it doesn’t mean that they think you have cancer. But screening tests can help find cancer early, often before symptoms appear. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it can be easier to treat and cure, reducing your chances of dying from that cancer.

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Our care options in Ohio aren’t limited to the Cleveland area – learn about our locations in Akron, Canton, Dover and more.

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“It’s important to know that men can also get breast cancer. So, just like women, if a lump or discharge is noticed, being evaluated by a medical provider is of the utmost importance,” says Dr. Valente. “Patients without symptoms and at average risk for breast cancer can usually follow general screening guidelines.”

To learn more about breast cancer screening, listen to Cleveland Clinic’s "Updates in Breast Cancer Screening" podcast.

Cleveland Clinic makes it easy to schedule your mammogram. Some locations even take walk-ins without an appointment.

“Colon cancer symptoms include changes in bowel habits, bloody stool, abdominal pain or bloating, or unexplained weight loss. Your age doesn’t matter — if you have these symptoms, talk to your doctor. They may recommend a colonoscopy to check and see if there are any irregularities,” says Dr. Wang. “It’s better to err on the side of caution.”

A colonoscopy can save your life, so don’t wait.

For more information and a complete list of locations, visit ClevelandClinic.org/Colonoscopy.

Anyone who meets ALL of the following criteria should have a screening for lung cancer every year:

Between age 50 and 80.
Smoked at least 20 pack-years of cigarettes (Multiply the number of packs smoked each day by the amount of time you smoked — 20 pack-years is one pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years).
Current smoker or have quit smoking within the past 15 years.

Lung cancer screening is a test to detect lung cancer early, before symptoms develop. The screening, which uses a low-dose CT scan, is quick and painless, and could save your life.

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Lung cancer screenings near you

Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Appointments: 440.878.2500

Medina Hospital
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Appointments: 216.444.6503

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Stephanie Valente, DO

Breast cancer screening

A woman’s lifetime risk (to age 85) of developing breast cancer is 1 in 8. No matter your age, medical history or diagnosis, Cleveland Clinic offers personalized breast care from screening to treatment.

“Breast cancer screening is effective if you are compliant with your physician’s screening recommendations including frequency and type of screen,” says Stephanie Valente, DO, Director of Breast Surgery, Cleveland Clinic West Region. Dr. Valente treats patients at Cleveland Clinic Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center.

Screening recommendations can vary based on personal and family medical history. For those of average risk, current recommendations include:

Monthly breast self-examination starting at age 20.
Annual breast physical examination by a healthcare provider starting at age 40.
Annual screening mammogram starting at age 40 for most women (depending on personal risk level or family history, some women may need to begin screening earlier).

Linda Wang, MD

Colorectal cancer screening

Colorectal cancer has the fourth-highest rate of cancer death in the United States. However, when caught early, it is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer.

“In most cases, colorectal cancer starts as a precancerous growth in the colon without symptoms,” says Linda Wang, MD, a general surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Wooster Milltown Specialty & Surgery Center. “That’s why a colonoscopy is important. They detect polyps before they become cancerous.”

A colonoscopy is a routine screening test recommended for all adults ages 45 and older for prevention of colon cancer. The test can detect changes in cells of the colon (large intestine), bleeding and polyps. If polyps are found during the procedure, they can often be removed at that time.

Why age 45? According to the American Cancer Society, diagnoses of colorectal cancer are decreasing in people over the age of 50, but cases are increasing for those who are younger. Nearly 12% of colorectal cancers occur in individuals under the age of 50.

Michael Ghobrial, MD

Lung cancer screening

“In the U.S. lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths,” says Michael Ghobrial, MD, a pulmonary medicine specialist at Cleveland Clinic Brunswick Family Health Center.

According to the American Cancer Society, 85% to 90% of lung cancer patients have had direct or indirect exposure to tobacco products.

“Early detection is key because symptoms like shortness of breath, cough, bloody phlegm, weight loss and chest pain usually mean the disease is in advanced stages,” explains Dr. Ghobrial.

When the disease is found early, 80% or more cases can be cured with radiation or surgery.

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