In your 20s and 30s, the checks that are recommended include:

• blood pressure (every two years)
• pap test and pelvic exam (women, every two years)
• regular dental checks
• regular skin cancer check for those at higher risk
• regular testes examination (men)

In your 40s, it also becomes important to have:

• eye checks
• regular breast checks
• health assessment if you are at risk of developing chronic disease (one in your late 40s)
• health assessment if you are at risk of heart disease
• cholesterol checks
• health assessment if you have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (every three years).

If you are over 50, it is important to have the tests above as well as to have:

• breast checks and mammograms (for women, check yourself regularly and have a mammogram every two years. For men, when you have symptoms)
• an assessment of your bone health
• faecal occult blood tests (FOBT) to detect bowel cancer (every two years using a self-test)
• a hearing assessment (when you have symptoms)