Grown-up health homework, minus the panic spiral
What should a man actually get checked?
Start with the boring, useful questions: what you are due for, what is evidence-backed, what insurance might cover, and whether a scan adds anything.
What should I get checked?
A personal screening conversation list based on age, smoking history, prior screening, and family history.
Build my plan → Insurance · 2 minCovered or cash?
See what is often $0, what needs verification, and what is usually self-pay.
Check the caveats → Cancer · 3 minWhich screens should I discuss?
Colon, lung, prostate, skin, and testicular guidance without a made-up personal risk percentage.
Find the gaps → Lungs · 90 secCalculate pack-years
Translate smoking history into the number used in lung-screening eligibility.
Do the math → Imaging · 3 minWhich scan, if any?
Separate guideline-backed, selective, elective, and symptom-evaluation routes.
Pick the right lane → Comparison · 5 minFull-body scan reality check
Function/Ezra, Prenuvo, and targeted screening—compared by coverage, omissions, and evidence.
Compare scans →Want the explanation before the calculator?
Browse 41 source-backed guides covering screenings by age, insurance and annual physicals, cancer screening, heart risk, and high-intent imaging comparisons.
Browse every men's health guide →More testing is not always better.
These tools distinguish routine screening from symptom evaluation and explicitly show when a test is not routinely recommended. Educational only; not a diagnosis or medical advice. Sources checked July 20, 2026. Independent clinician review is pending.