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ENGLISH<br />
Prevention<br />
PREVENTING<br />
Anyone who has already celebrated their 35th birthday has very likely heard from<br />
the doctor that from now on a free check-up is available and recommended every 3<br />
years. In Germany, every person with statutory health insurance can receive a detailed<br />
consultation with a doctor and a full-body examination that includes measuring<br />
one’s blood pressure, a urine test, and a blood sample to determine blood sugar and<br />
cholesterol levels.<br />
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According to the Cambridge Dictionary,<br />
prevention is “the act of stopping something<br />
from happening or of stopping<br />
someone from doing something”.<br />
Since the 1970s, the early detection of diseases<br />
and cancer has been included in the<br />
catalog of services of the statutory health<br />
insurance companies. The aim was and is<br />
to identify and treat diseases in good time,<br />
focusing on those that are among the most<br />
common causes of death such as cardiovascular<br />
diseases and tumours. One can also undergo<br />
a free skin screening every two years to<br />
detect possible skin cancer. Depending on age,<br />
further preventive or early diagnosis examinations<br />
for breast cancer, colon cancer, cervical<br />
cancer, and prostate cancer are available.<br />
The costs for these examinations are covered<br />
by the respective health insurance companies<br />
and of course everyone can decide personally<br />
whether they want to undergo the examination<br />
or not, ideally in consultation with the<br />
responsible doctors.<br />
22 <strong>CHECK</strong> BERLIN/BRANDENBURG <strong>#7</strong>
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