Check-Up Schedule

Care and periodical check ups
Clinical exam and healthcare advice	Yearly
Weight watch	Periodically
Dental check up	Yearly
Hearing check up	Periodically after 65.
Eyes check up	Every 3 to 5 years for people with no vision troubles. Should be more frequent after the age of 50. Periodically after 65.

Tests for the early diagnosis of diseases and for health status
Measuring the blood tension	Yearly
Cholesterol test (HDL, LDL, triglycerides)	• At the age of 35 for men. Then every 5 years. • At the age of 45 for women. Then every 5 years. • Before this age if there is a genetic factor.
Diabetes test	Periodically for those prone to diabetes (genetically, obesity, pregnancy diabetes).

Tests for the early diagnosis of cancer
Skin self-examination	Monthly
Occult blood in feces (3 consecutive days)	At the age of 50. Then, yearly in the absence of a sigmoidoscopy
Rectal exam	At the age of fifty. Then every 3-5 years.
Sigmoidoscopy	At the age of fifty. Then every 3-5 years (or after 10 years in the event of a colonoscopy).
For men only: Testicular self-examination	Monthly
For women only: Breast self-examination	Monthly, right after the childbearing period
For women only: Breast exam by a health professional	Yearly
For women only: Mammography	Every year or two after forty. Before if there is a heredity factor. Consult your doctor at the age of 70
For women only: Pap smear	Yearly for women sexually active (after three negative results for three consecutive years