Screenings for men over 75
At 75 the grade A colorectal range and the window for the one-time aorta ultrasound both end. From 76 to 85 colorectal screening is a case-by-case choice, and lung screening runs to 80 for men who qualify. (USPSTF, 2021) (USPSTF, 2019) (USPSTF, 2021)
What starts and what can stop, 75 and older
- Colorectal cancer: The grade A range ends at 75. From 76 to 85 the USPSTF advises screening selectively, based on overall health, past screening and preferences (grade C). (USPSTF, 2021)
- Lung cancer: At 80, or once a person has not smoked for 15 years, or if a health problem substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have lung surgery. (USPSTF, 2021)
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm: It is a one-time test, and the grade B range ends at 75. (USPSTF, 2019)
- Hepatitis C: The grade B range ends at 79. Most adults need it only once. (USPSTF, 2020)
The USPSTF recommends against PSA screening for prostate cancer from 70 on. See prostate cancer screening by age.
Hearing and eye checks are not on the USPSTF A and B list; what the USPSTF, eye doctors and Medicare say: hearing and vision checks for older adults.
Which of these repeat every year, and which only every few years or once: what tests should a man have every year.
Prevention for men over 75: medicines and habits
Not screenings, but USPSTF-graded steps that can apply to men 75 and older. Each applies only to some people; the line says who.
- Statins for prevention: Adults 40 to 75 with a risk factor and a 10-year heart risk of 10% or more (grade B). 76 and older: evidence insufficient. (USPSTF, 2022)
- Daily aspirin: Do not start at 60 or older (grade D). At 40 to 59 with a 10-year heart risk of 10% or more: an individual decision (grade C). (USPSTF, 2022)
- Falls prevention, 65 and older: Exercise for adults 65+ at higher fall risk (grade B); a personal fall-risk plan case by case (grade C); vitamin D for falls: draft says no. (USPSTF, 2024) (USPSTF draft, 2024, not final)
- PrEP to prevent HIV: Teens and adults at increased risk of HIV, weighing at least 35 kg (77 lb): PrEP medicine to lower the risk (grade A). (USPSTF, 2023)
- Quitting smoking: Adults: counseling plus FDA-approved medicines (grade A). Pregnancy: counseling (A); medicines and e-cigarettes, evidence insufficient (I). Free help: 1-800-QUIT-NOW. (USPSTF, 2021) (Smokefree.gov)
- Healthy eating and activity counseling: Adults with heart risk factors: counseling on diet and activity (grade B). Without risk factors: case by case (grade C). (USPSTF, 2020) (USPSTF, 2022)
- Weight-loss programs, BMI 30+: Adults with a BMI of 30 or higher: offer or refer to an intensive weight-loss program built on diet and activity (grade B). (USPSTF, 2018)
Where 75 sits on the chart
Average-risk adults. Age ranges from the USPSTF. The line marks age 75.
Swipe sideways to see ages 18 to 85
- Blood pressure : ages 18 and older
- Cervical cancer (women) : ages 21 to 65
- Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, if a risk factor applies : ages 35 to 70, if you have overweight or obesity
- Breast cancer (women) : ages 40 to 74
- Colorectal cancer : ages 45 to 75
- Lung cancer, if a risk factor applies : ages 50 to 80, if you have a 20 pack-year history and smoke now or quit within 15 years
- Osteoporosis (women) : ages 65 and older
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (men), if a risk factor applies : ages 65 to 75, if you have ever smoked
- Hepatitis C : ages 18 to 79
- HIV : ages 18 to 65
- Depression : ages 18 and older
- Anxiety : ages 18 to 64
- Unhealthy alcohol use : ages 18 and older
- Unhealthy drug use : ages 18 and older
- BRCA risk assessment (women), if a risk factor applies : ages 18 and older, if you or your family have had breast, ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer
- Chlamydia and gonorrhea (women), if a risk factor applies : ages 18 to 24, if you are sexually active
- Syphilis, if a risk factor applies : ages 18 and older, if you are at increased risk (for example HIV or another STI, men who have sex with men, drug use, or past incarceration)
- Hepatitis B, if a risk factor applies : ages 18 and older, if you are at increased risk (for example born where hepatitis B is common, HIV, injection drug use, or a household or sex partner with hepatitis B)
- Latent tuberculosis, if a risk factor applies : ages 18 and older, if you are at increased risk (born in or lived in a country where TB is common, or lived in a shelter or correctional facility)
Bars show the age range each recommendation covers, not how often to test. Open-ended ranges run to the edge of the chart. Tap a bar for the interval, test options and the USPSTF source.
Men at 75
| Screening | Ages | How often | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure | 18 and older | Every year | A | USPSTF, 2021 |
| Colorectal cancer | 45 to 75 | Depends on the test: stool test every year, stool DNA-FIT every 1 to 3 years, CT colonography or flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, colonoscopy every 10 years | A | USPSTF, 2021 |
| Lung cancer Only if you have a 20 pack-year history and smoke now or quit within 15 years | 50 to 80 | Every year | B | USPSTF, 2021 |
| Abdominal aortic aneurysm Only if you have ever smoked | 65 to 75 | Once | B | USPSTF, 2019 |
| Hepatitis C | 18 to 79 | Once for most adults; repeat if risk continues (for example, injection drug use) | B | USPSTF, 2020 |
| Depression | 18 and older | No set interval; screen if not screened before, then use clinical judgment | B | USPSTF, 2023 |
| Unhealthy alcohol use | 18 and older | No set interval | B | USPSTF, 2018 |
| Unhealthy drug use | 18 and older | No set interval | B | USPSTF, 2020 |
Rows marked "Only if" apply when that risk factor is true for you. By age: screenings at 75, screenings at 80, screenings at 85. Men at other ages: over 30, over 40, over 50, over 60, over 65, over 70. Also screenings for women over 75, the full chart and the printable PDF. Cost: which screenings insurance and Medicare cover.