#U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

The update ensures that more minorities and women with lighter smoking histories now qualify for screening.

Nearly a quarter of women met the criteria for counseling based on their personal or family history.

Screenings for colorectal, cervical and breast cancer are commonly given well past the recommended ages.

A recent study analyzed the annual diagnosis rate of metastatic prostate cancer in men 50 and older.

Task force recommends BRCA screening for women at increased cancer risk

All adults in this age range should be screen for hepatitis C.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmed a 2004 recommendation for those with no symptoms or family history of the disease.