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Prevention and early detection

Prevention and early detection

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Early-stage bowel cancer

Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (ÄZQ)

Here you can find out what colon cancer is, which tests you will need to take after diagnosis and which treatment specialists recommend.

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Set of cards - Pregnancy counselling options and services

Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung 

This set is made up of five cards on the topics: Pregnancy, birth and the initial time with the child,
Prenatal examinations, unplanned or unwanted pregnancies, Early assistance for parents (to-be), partnership, sexuality and family planning. 

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Skin Cancer Check-up 

Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung 

If detected early, treatment outcomes for skin cancer are very good. People over 35, who are covered by a statutory health plan, are entitled to a free skin-cancer check-up every two years. This factsheet includes information on the check-up and how to prevent skin cancer. 

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Oral health

Refugium Flucht und Gesundheit

This flyer explains why oral and dental health is so important and how to maintain it.