An annual physical exam isn’t really powered to detect cancer in the modern world, it’s a relic from the past. If you develop cancer in your 30s (sadly too man

An annual physical exam isn’t really powered to detect cancer in the modern world, it’s a relic from the past. If you develop cancer in your 30s (sadly too many people) a physical exam or blood test almost certainly wouldn’t have made the difference. We have mammograms for breast cancer and women > 40. Unfortunately there isn’t enough evidence to support a screening program for people younger than that where the pretest probability for malignancy is so low and there are harms associated with tests.