Have you ever had a mammogram (X-ray of the breasts to look for cancer)?

Have you ever had a Pap smear (a cancer check done during a female exam)?

Have you had an abnormal Pap smear in the last 3 years?

Computed from Form 20, questions 13 and 13.1.  Indicates if a participant did NOT have a mammogram in the past two years.

Computed from Form 20, questions 14 and 14.1, and Form 2, question 18.  Indicates if a participant did NOT have a pap smear in the past three years. Missing if a participant has been hysterectomized.

Have you ever had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy or flex sig (where a doctor inserts a tube in the rectum to check for bowel problems)?

Did you ever have any polyps of the colon, intestine, bowel, or rectum removed?

Have you ever given a sample of your stool (BM, bowel movement, or feces) to be checked or had a rectal stool exam by a doctor or nurse? This is sometimes called a stool guaiac or hemoccult test.

Have you ever had a needle aspiration (where a doctor puts a needle in a lump in your breast and withdraws fluid or material)?


How many of these needle aspirations have you had?


Have you ever had a breast biopsy (where a doctor removes part or all of  breast lump to check for cancer)?


How many of these biopsies have you had?


Have you ever done a breast self-examination (a breast exam on yourself)?


How many times have you done a breast self-exam in the last 12 months?


Have you ever had a breast physical exam done by a doctor, nurse, or physician assistant?


How many of these exams have you had in the last 5 years?


How long ago did you last have a breast exam by a doctor, nurse, or physician assistant?


Has a doctor ever told you that you had benign breast disease or fibrocystic disease in your breasts?


Have you had a mammagram (x-ray of the breast to look for cancer or other breast problems) in the last 5 years?


How many mammograms have you had in the last 5 years?


Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Breast exam

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Mammogram

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Test of breast tissue or fluid for disease (Breast biopsy or aspiration)

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Other breast examination tests such as MRI or ultrasound

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Rectal exam

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Test for the presence of blood in your stool or bowel movement (Hemoccult, guaiac)

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Tube inserted into your bowel from below to check for bowel problems (Sigmoidoscopy, flex. sig., or colonoscopy)

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Barium enema x-ray

Since your last medical update, which of the following exams, tests, or procedures have you had: Pap smear

id	Variable	Description	Collected	File
idMAMMO	VariableMammogram ever	DescriptionHave you ever had a mammogram (X-ray of the breasts to look for cancer)?	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idLSTMAMDY	VariableDays from rand to last mammogram	Description ^*Sub-question of F20 V4 Q13 "Mammogram ever" (skip pattern rule not applied).	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idPAPSMEAR	VariablePap smear ever	DescriptionHave you ever had a Pap smear (a cancer check done during a female exam)? ^*Not collected on all versions of Form 20.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idLSTPAPDY	VariableDays from rand to last pap smear	Description ^*Sub-question of F20 V4 Q14 "Pap smear ever" (skip pattern rule not applied). Not collected on all versions of Form 20.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idABNPAP3Y	VariableAbnormal Pap smear last 3 years	DescriptionHave you had an abnormal Pap smear in the last 3 years? ^*Sub-question of F20 V4 Q14 "Pap smear ever" (skip pattern rule not applied). Not collected on all versions of Form 20.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idNOMAM2YR	VariableNo mammogram in last 2 years	DescriptionComputed from Form 20, questions 13 and 13.1. Indicates if a participant did NOT have a mammogram in the past two years.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idNOPAP3YR	VariableNo pap smear in last 3 years	DescriptionComputed from Form 20, questions 14 and 14.1, and Form 2, question 18. Indicates if a participant did NOT have a pap smear in the past three years. Missing if a participant has been hysterectomized.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 20 - Personal Information
idCOLNSCPY	VariableColonoscopy ever	DescriptionHave you ever had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy or flex sig (where a doctor inserts a tube in the rectum to check for bowel problems)? ^*Not collected on all versions of Form 30.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 30 - Medical History
idCOLNSCDT	VariableDate of last colonoscopy	DescriptionWhen was the last test? ^*Sub-question of F30 V3 Q10 "Colonscopy or sigmoidoscopy". Not collected on all versions of Form 30.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 30 - Medical History
idPCOLONRM	VariablePolyps of colon removed	DescriptionDid you ever have any polyps of the colon, intestine, bowel, or rectum removed? ^*Sub-question of F30 V3 Q10 "Colonscopy or sigmoidoscopy". Not collected on all versions of Form 30.	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 30 - Medical History

Variables related to Cancer Screening