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Screening tests for adults

Overview |

Routine Tests: Breast cancer | Cervical cancer | High cholesterol | Heart disease | Skin cancer | Thyroid dysfunction

If at Risk: Chlamydia | Bowel cancer | Diabetes | Iron overload | Prostate cancer | Tuberculosis

Overview

Currently, national screening programmes for cervical and breast cancer in women and bowel cancer in both sexes are in place or being implemented. Other screening is on an ad hoc basis and relies on people visiting their family doctor. Family doctors will selectively screen adult patients for a variety of other conditions if they are at risk. This is how most asymptomatic cases of high blood pressure and diabetes are found.

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HealthInsite
Cancer Council Australia
Cancerscreening.gov.au
National Health and Medical Research Council
National Heart Foundation
Centre for Genetics Education: Haemochromatosis
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