Preventive programmes

Preventive programmes covered by Compulsory Health Insurance:

• Mammography screening for breast cancer prevention (women aged 50 – 69, recommended frequency is once every 2 years)
• Screening programme for cervical cancer (women aged 25 – 60, recommended frequency is once every 3 years)
• Prostate cancer early diagnostics programme (men aged 50 – 75, recommended frequency is once every 2 years)
• Screening programme for colorectal cancer (women and men aged 50 – 74, recommended frequency is once every 2 years)
• Cardiovascular disease prevention programmefor people at high risk(women aged 50 – 65 and men aged 40 – 55, recommended frequency is once a year)

Dental programme for children (coverage of molars with silants; children aged 6 -14)