CHECK-UP

Having an annual check-up is a safe way to prevent health, ensuring greater longevity, better well-being and quality of life. Through this assessment of health status, it is possible to identify silent diseases and initiate early treatment before complications arise, which helps to better understand the importance of medical check-ups.

It can be said that the check-up is a complete analysis, which is carried out through a battery of exams that aim to care for the health of women and men. The aim is to map the body's organs and check if there are any abnormalities. Therefore, carrying out this procedure is not only intended to diagnose possible diseases, but also to identify some health risk factors.

When risk factors are diagnosed in time, it is still possible to establish practices aimed at changing lifestyle. The search for healthier habits is essential to reverse conditions that put health at risk or treat illnesses in the early stages.

Carrying out an annual check-up should be encouraged for people of all ages, especially those with a family history of cancer or other pre-existing diseases. This makes the annual check-up a highly relevant practice in preventive medicine.

It is worth mentioning that annual exams are recommended even for younger people or those who are feeling in good health. Periodic submission to this battery of exams should be encouraged, since, in Brazil, the cultural habits cultivated are not favorable to this practice.

Most Brazilians only see a doctor when they are sick. For this reason, it is necessary to promote greater awareness of the importance of carrying out medical check-ups as preventive health measures. After all, early diagnostic evaluation is the safest way to prevent the progression of different illnesses.