What is a 52-year-old woman in the United States most likely to die from?

Check-ups recommended for a 52-year-old woman in the United States

• Blood pressure check
  every year from 40 (every 3–5 years before)
• Colorectal cancer screening
  ages 45–75 — a stool test (FIT) every year, or a colonoscopy every 10 years
• Breast cancer screening (mammogram)
  every 2 years, ages 40–74
• Cervical screening (HPV test)
  every 5 years, ages 30–65 (HPV test)
• Flu vaccine
  every fall — recommended for all adults
• Cholesterol & heart-risk check
  from 40, every 5 years or as your doctor advises (earlier with risk factors)
• Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)
  from 50 — one or two shots, depending on the vaccine
• Blood sugar test (diabetes)
  every 3 years from 35
• Shingles vaccine
  2 doses, from 50
• Hepatitis C test
  once, ages 18–79
• HIV test
  at least once, ages 15–65

If you smoke or used to:

• Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)
  every year, ages 50–80, if you have smoked 20 pack-years and still smoke or quit within 15 years

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

• Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel check
  often a colonoscopy every 5 years from 40 (or 10 years before your relative's age at diagnosis, if earlier) · ask your doctor
• Breast or ovarian cancer in the family — risk check and genetic counselling
  ask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test

Based on USPSTF recommendations and the CDC adult immunization schedule. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.