Pointing You In the Right Direction
for Good Health
Free Cancer Screenings for OTR Drivers
St. Christopher Truckers Fund offers FREE colon, cervical and prostate cancer screening kits to eligible Class A, over-the-road truck drivers. Each screening is a $50 value and can be completed privately in your truck or at home.
How to Get Yours
✔ Submit a screening request through the GPS Form
✔ Upload a copy of your Class A CDL
✔ Once approved, you’ll receive your kit(s) in the mail
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Know The Risk Factors
Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
Age: After age 50, your chance of having prostate cancer is increased.
Family history: If a close family member, father, uncle or brother , was diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65, your risk of the disease is greater than average.
Diet: A diet that’s high in animal fats and low in vegetables may increase your risk of prostate cancer.
When to be screened:
The general recommendation is to have a PSA test every 2 years from age 50 to age 69, unless you are at increased risk, then screenings should start between 40-45.
Increased Risk of Colon/Colorectal Cancer
Age: The majority of colorectal cancers occur in people older than 50.
Gender: Men have a slightly higher risk of developing colorectal cancer than women.
Family history: Colorectal cancer may run in the family if first-degree relatives (parents, brothers, sisters, children) or many other family members (grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, cousins) have had colorectal cancer. This is especially true when family members are diagnosed with colorectal cancer before age 60.
Physical inactivity and obesity: People who lead an inactive lifestyle, meaning no regular exercise and a lot of sitting, and people who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
Diet: Current research consistently links eating more red meat and processed meat to a higher risk of the disease.
Smoking: Recent studies have shown that smokers are more likely to die from colorectal cancer than nonsmokers.
When to be screened:
Colon/colorectal cancer: from ages 45-75, with either yearly at-home testing, or a colonoscopy every 10 years (if not at increased risk).
Increased Risk of Cervical Cancer
Age: Most cases are diagnosed for women in their late 40s to early 50s, but the risk remains significant through age 65.
Family history: A mother or sister with cervical cancer/dysplasia increases a woman’s risk.
Diet: Diets low in fruits and vegetables are associated with higher risk.
Smoking: Recent studies have shown that smokers are more likely to die from colorectal cancer than nonsmokers.
Other Factors: High-risk HPV infection, a weakened immune system, HIV, and past or current chlamydia infection, Women who had their first full-term pregnancy before age 20, and women who have had 3 or more full-term pregnancies, are at great risk, Long-term use of combined oral contraceptives (the pill) is associated with a slightly increased risk of cervical cancer, but this risk is reversible after stopping the medication.
When to be screened:
Ages 21–29: Pap test every 3 years.
Ages 30–65: Primary HPV test every 5 years, or co-testing (HPV + Pap) every 5 years, or Pap test alone every 3 years.
Over 65: Screening may stop if regular, normal screenings have occurred in the past 10 years. Vaccinated: Women vaccinated for HPV must still follow the same screening guidelines.