Prevention and early detection

Prevention and early detection

Information about Mammography Screening

Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss

Women in Germany, between the ages of 50 and 69, can participate in a special programme for early detection of breast cancer. This brochure tells you everything you need to know about the mammography screening programme.

Attending or waiving the information consultation

Kooperationsgemeinschaft Mammographie

This flyer contains information about the medical counselling session prior to a mammography screening for early detection of breast cancer.

Informed decisions – the breast cancer screening programme

Kooperationsgemeinschaft Mammographie

This flyer provides information on the breast cancer screening programme and on how mammography screening is performed.

Precautions against cancer

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Soziale Dienste Bielefeld gGmbH

Cancers may be fatal. This is why there are special medical check-ups and screenings in Germany for men and women. This clip shows what examinations and tests exist and what kinds of doctors are responsible for performing them.

Don’t suffer – avoid it! – A pro-active approach to colon cancer 

Stiftung Früherkennung Darmkrebs 

Regular screening can detect colon cancer early for optimum treatment outcomes. Get informed about how it develops and its symptoms as well as free screening offers.

Safe and Sure - Contraception for all 

Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit

Get informed about the pros and cons of various contraceptive methods, how they work, how they are used and how safe they are.