As the old saying goes – prevention is better than cure! Take advantage of the preventive calendar prepared by the Rakiety Foundation and get tested! 

20-30 YEARS

Once a month:

-testicular self-examination

Once every six months:

-dental check-up

Once a year:

-basic blood test: complete blood count, ESR, blood glucose concentration and general urine test

– blood pressure measurement, weight control and general examination by an internist

Once every 3 years:

-measuring the level of electrolytes in the blood (potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium)

-examination of the testicles by a doctor (for testicular cancer)

In the case of men at risk of prostate diseases – proctological examination

Once every 3-5 years:

-abdominal ultrasound

Once every 5 years:

-lipidogram, i.e. measurement of blood cholesterol concentration and its HDL and LDL fractions, as well as triglycerides

-Chest X-ray

If you have many moles, see a dermatologist to have them checked

30-40 years old

Once every six months:

-testicular self-examination

-dental check-up

Once a year:

-basic blood test: complete blood count, ESR, blood glucose concentration and general urine test

– blood pressure measurement, weight control and general examination by an internist

 Once every 3 years:

-measuring the level of electrolytes in the blood (potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium)

-examination of the testicles by a doctor (for testicular cancer)

In the case of men at risk of prostate diseases – proctological examination

Once every 3-5 years:

-abdominal ultrasound

Once every 5 years:

-lipidogram, i.e. measurement of blood cholesterol concentration and its HDL and LDL fractions, as well as triglycerides

-Chest X-ray

-Vision check by an ophthalmologist and fundus examination

If you have many moles, see a dermatologist to have them checked

40-50 years old

Once every six months:

-testicular self-examination

-dental check-up

Once a year:

-basic blood test: complete blood count, ESR, blood glucose concentration and general urine test

– blood pressure measurement, weight control and general examination by an internist

– as part of the prevention of colorectal cancer, it is also worth performing a test for the presence of occult blood in the stool once a year

-prostate check using digital rectal examination

Once every 2 years:

– eyesight check by an ophthalmologist and fundus examination

-lipidogram, i.e. measurement of the concentration of cholesterol in the blood and its HDL and LDL fractions, as well as triglycerides

Once every 3 years:

-ECG, i.e. electrocardiogram

Once every 3-5 years:

-abdominal ultrasound

Once every 5 years:

-Chest X-ray (smokers every year)

-gastroscopy

-densitometry (bone density) test

If you have many moles, see a dermatologist to have them checked

50+ years

Once a month:

-testicular self-examination

Once every six months:

-dental check-up

Once a year:

-basic blood test: complete blood count, ESR, blood glucose concentration and general urine test

– blood pressure measurement, weight control and general examination by an internist

– as part of the prevention of colorectal cancer, it is also worth performing a test for the presence of occult blood in the stool once a year

-lipidogram, i.e. measurement of blood cholesterol concentration and its HDL, LDL fractions and triglycerides

-abdominal ultrasound

-EKG, i.e. electrocardiogram

-vision check by an ophthalmologist and examination of the fundus and intraocular pressure

Once every 2 years:

-prostate check using digital rectal examination

Once every 3 years:

-examination of the testicles by a doctor

Once every 5 years:

-Chest X-ray (yearly smokers)

-kneeoscopy

Once every 10 years:

-densitometry (bone density) test

If you have many moles, see a dermatologist to have them checked