Table 2.

Recommendation for cancer screening in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism

All cancersAll patientsThorough history and physical examination (complete blood count, calcium, urine analysis, liver function tests, and chest x-ray)
Breast cancer Women aged 50-69 years (in countries with medium to high incidence of breast cancer)
Women aged 40-49 and 70-74 years 
Mammogram regularly annual or every 2 years
Regular mammography may also be done 
Cervical cancer Women aged 20-65 years Pelvic examination and Pap smear if had not been performed in 2 years 
Prostate cancer Men aged 45-79 years Serum prostate-specific antigen 
Colorectal cancer All aged >45 years Fecal immunochemical test or colonoscope 
All cancersAll patientsThorough history and physical examination (complete blood count, calcium, urine analysis, liver function tests, and chest x-ray)
Breast cancer Women aged 50-69 years (in countries with medium to high incidence of breast cancer)
Women aged 40-49 and 70-74 years 
Mammogram regularly annual or every 2 years
Regular mammography may also be done 
Cervical cancer Women aged 20-65 years Pelvic examination and Pap smear if had not been performed in 2 years 
Prostate cancer Men aged 45-79 years Serum prostate-specific antigen 
Colorectal cancer All aged >45 years Fecal immunochemical test or colonoscope 
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