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.

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.

Set of cards - Pregnancy counselling options and services

Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung

Das Kartenset besteht aus fünf Karten zu diesen Themen: Schwangerschaft, Geburt und die erste Zeit mit Kind, Pränataldiagnostik, ungeplante oder ungewollte Schwangerschaft,
Frühe Hilfen für (werdende) Eltern, Partnerschaft, Sexualität und Familienplanung.

Information for parents - Newborn Screening

Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Kompetenznetzwerk Neugeborenenscreening

This factsheet informs parents about the early detection tests included in the newborn screening that are carried out a few days after birth.

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.