American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer

The American Cancer Society recommends these cancer screening guidelines for most adults. Screening tests are used to find cancer before a person has any symptoms.

Research is at the heart of the American Cancer Society’s mission. The Society has been funding cancer prevention research since 1946 as we relentlessly pursue.

A new study on sodium intake and hypertension has created controversy. The study’s findings, which fly in the face of longstanding guidelines, show that low-sodium diets may not lower—and may even increase—the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death compared with moderate sodium intake.