At what age or health condition is one supposed to go for cancer screening? some types of cancer only attack a certain

Question: At what age or health condition is one supposed to go for cancer screening? some types of cancer only attack a certain age group. However, recently, doctors have been shocked by the irregularities of cancer attacks. kindly be specific on the types of cancer and the best advice on the age group when it is supposed to be screened.
- Keywords:
  cancer
Asked by debt16and to Peter, Mary, Jacquie, George, Boniface, Alice on 15 Feb 2021.
- Jacquie Oliwa answered on 15 Feb 2021:
  
  There are different guidelines for different cancers and they vary from setting to setting, depending on the public health concern and capacity to screen populations.
  
  Please see below for Kenyan guidelines:
  https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/NATIONAL-CANCER-SCREENING-GUIDELINES-launched-.pdf
  
  And an example below from the US setting:
  https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/cancer-screening-guidelines/screening-recommendations-by-age.html
  
  But for general knowledge, suffice it to say any sign/or symptom that is persisting/not responding to conventional treatment needs further investigations, especially if there’s a family history of particular cancers
- Boniface Oyugi answered on 15 Feb 2021:
  
  Jacquie has tackled this one very succinctly and to the point. I can only reiterate the point that of the need to investigate further persistent sign/or symptom and practice preventive measures.