In women

For women, early diagnosis of:

Breast cancer < 35 years of age

• Clinical exploration: Inspection-palpation.
• Additional explorations, where appropriate: ultrasound breast scan and cytological puncture.

Gynaecological cancer < 35 years of age

• Exploration, cytology, viral typing HPV-Human Papillomavirus test (where appropriate), colposcopy.
• Culture/bacteriology (where appropriate).
• Ultrasound scan (where appropriate).
• Cervical or endometrial biopsy (where appropriate).

Breast cancer ≥ 35 years of age

• Clinical exploration: Inspection-palpation.
• Additional explorations: mammography and/or ultrasound scan, cytological puncture (where appropriate).

Gynaecological cancer ≥ 35 years of age

• Exploration, cytology, viral typing HPV-Human Papillomavirus test, colposcopy.
• Culture/bacteriology (where appropriate).
• Ultrasound scan (where appropriate).
• Cervical or endometrial biopsy (where appropriate).

Cancer of the colon and rectum ≥ 45 years of age

• Faecal occult blood test (FOBT).