Tests often prescribed for various kinds of cancers including breast, colorectal, lung, oral, prostate, etc.:: mammography, digital mammography, tomosynthesis breast imaging MRI’s, PET scans (positron emission tomography), CT scans (X-ray computer tomography), 3D and Doppler ultrasounds. fecal occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, double contrast barium enema and colonoscopy, spiral CT scans, PSA tests.

 

Your physician should give you more information on these tests and how often they should be administered depending on your symptoms (if any), physical condition, age, and risk factors.