Why have a BUPA health assessment?
How will you benefit from a BUPA health assessment?
Peace of mind
Early detection could save your life
Fast results, unhurried service
What are your health risks?
Peace of mind
Even if you feel fine right now, you may still have niggling worries about your health in the long term. Especially if there is a history of illness in your family. So it can be very reassuring to have a thorough health check - to help make sure you're as well as you can be.
And to keep you that way, we can identify the health risks that might affect you in the future, so that you can do something about it right now.
Early detection could save your life
With a wide range of tests, a BUPA health assessment can provide an in-depth analysis of your health, fitness and general wellbeing. We aim to detect subtle changes, so if you do have an underlying problem, we can pick it up very early, often before you have any symptoms.
For one in three people who come to us, we discover health issues they didn't know about. At an early stage, even serious conditions such as heart disease and cancer can be successfully treated and related problems are less likely to develop later on.
Fast results, unhurried service
We will have most of your test results available immediately and a BUPA doctor will discuss
these with you during your one-to-one consultation (up to 30 minutes for the Key Health Assessment, 45 minutes for the Classic and 60 minutes for the Premier or Later Life). This will give you the time to ask questions and discuss any specific health concerns you may have, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
You will receive a personalised health report, giving a detailed picture of your current state of health, together with our recommendations for the future - all in clear, straightforward language.
If we find that your lifestyle could lead to problems, we'll give you practical advice to help you minimise the risks - so you can look forward to a healthy life.
What are your health risks?
Here are a few important reasons why you should have a health check:
- breast cancer accounts for nearly 30 percent of all cancers
- the lifetime risk of men developing prostate cancer is one in 14. Currently 9,500 men die each year in the UK from this disease
- bowel cancer claims the lives of more than 16,000 people every year in the UK, but it can be cured if caught early enough
- each year there are 3,200 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in women of all ages in the UK
- the most common form of cancer in men under 35 is testicular cancer, with cases increasing by 10 percent every five years
- one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives
- 80 percent of cancers could be avoided through changes in lifestyle and environment
- diabetes is estimated to affect one million people in the UK without their knowing
- heart disease causes 40 percent of deaths in the UK - the risks can be greatly reduced by lifestyle changes and early discovery
- if unchecked, high blood pressure can cause severe strain on you heart and other organs and may lead to heart disease
- every three minutes in the UK, more than one British adult dies from cardiovascular disease
Sources: Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation, NHS Direct and Diabetes UK
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