[Primary prevention and screening in adults: update 2006].
Several diseases can be prevented either by primary prevention, such as immunisation or behavioural counselling, or secondary prevention such as screening. The new clinical recommendations include screening of abdominal aortic aneurysm among male smokers and ex-smokers aged between 65 and 75 years and the extension of breast cancer screening by mammography for women aged between 40 and 49 years, as well as screening for diabetes among patients with hypertension or dyslipidemia.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects