Health News Share Email Print Screening tests for men Reviewed 12/15/2023 Screening tests for men Find out which tests you should get in each decade of life Screening tests can help you find and head off health problems early. Keep reading to find out which tests men should get in each decade of life. Note: This information is intended as a general guide. Talk to your doctor for details on what types of tests you need and when to get them. 20s—Recommended tests: Blood pressure. At least every 2 years. Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years. 30s—Recommended tests: Blood pressure. At least every 2 years. Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years. Diabetes. Ask your doctor. 40s—Recommended tests: Blood pressure. At least every 2 years. Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years. Colorectal cancer. Start at age 45. Talk to your doctor about screening options. Diabetes. At least every 3 years, starting at age 45. Prostate cancer. African American men should talk with their doctor about the pros and cons of screening at age 45. 50s—Recommended tests: Blood pressure. At least every 2 years. Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years. Colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening options. Diabetes. At least every 3 years. Prostate cancer. At age 50, talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of screening. 60s—Recommended tests: Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Once between ages 65 and 75 if you've ever been a smoker. Blood pressure. At least every 2 years. Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years. Colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening options. Diabetes. At least every 3 years. Prostate cancer. Talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of screening. 70+—Recommended tests: Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Once between ages 65 and 75 if you've ever been a smoker. Blood pressure. At least every 2 years. Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years. Colorectal cancer. Through age 75, talk to your doctor about screening options. Diabetes. At least every 3 years. Osteoporosis. Start at age 70; thereafter depends on your risk factors. Prostate cancer. Talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of screening. VISIT THE MEN'S HEALTH TOPIC CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MEN CAN STAY HEALTHY. LEARN MORE Sources American Cancer Society. "American Cancer Society Recommendations for Prostate Cancer Early Detection." https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/acs-recommendations.html. American Cancer Society. "Cancer Screening Guidelines by Age." https://www.cancer.org/cancer/screening/screening-recommendations-by-age.html. American Heart Association. "Heart-Health Screenings." https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/heart-health-screenings. Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. "Evaluation of Bone Health/Bone Density Testing." https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/patients/diagnosis-information/bone-density-examtesting/. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. "All About Your A1C." https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/managing-blood-sugar/a1c.html. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening." https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening. Related stories Health information main Health tools go Select a health topic ADHD Aging Alcohol use disorder Allergies Alternative medicine Alzheimer's disease Arthritis Asthma Babies Backs Bladder Bones Brain Breast cancer Cancer Cancer prevention Caregiving Cervical cancer Children and parenting Cholesterol Colds Colorectal cancer Coronavirus Dental care Depression Diabetes Disaster preparedness Down syndrome Ears Eating disorders Emergencies End of life/Palliative care Environmental health Epilepsy Eyes Fall prevention Family and relationships Feet Fitness and exercise Flu Food safety Hair Headache Health assessments Health calculators Healthcare Heart attack Heart health Hepatitis Hernia High blood pressure Hips HIV/AIDS Holiday health Hormones Imaging Incontinence Joints Kidneys Knees Leukemia Liver Lung cancer Lungs Medications Men's health Menopause Mental health Multiple sclerosis Nails Nose Nutrition Obesity Oral cancer Ovaries Pain Parkinson's disease Pets Pneumonia Pregnancy Prostate cancer Rehabilitation Reproductive health Safety School health Sexuality Sexually transmitted infections Skin Skin cancer Sleep Smoking Sports injuries Stomach pain Stress and anxiety Stroke Substance use disorder Summer safety Surgery Teen health Throat Thyroid Travel Vaccines Vascular health Violence Vitamins and supplements Weight management Winter health Women's health Workplace health Wound care i Providers Family Medicine Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine i Services Lung Screening RSS If you have questions or comments, please contact Randolph Health. Problems reading or opening a page? Legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site.