Rather frequent tumour starting from around 50 (more than 3' 000 diagnoses per year in Switzerland), the cancer of the prostate can never create a problem or, on the contrary, evolve quickly and then generate metastases, osseous most of the time. As for the cancer of the testicle, it is rarer and touches younger men (between 20 and 40 years). It has a good forecast of cure, thanks to a new treatment by chemotherapy introduced into the 1970's. What is the prostate; for what are used the testicles? Which are the risk factors and the symptoms of related pathologies?

This film follows the campaign of colon cancer detection in the departement of the North (France)

The film consists of 5 sequences.

first sequence : This part presents Mr. Lamy, a man in his sixties who has been in remission from colon cancer for 7 years.

the second : A cartoon presents the hemocult test and the method for use it.

the third : Three women and a man talk about their colon cancer screening.

the fourth : A general practitioner gives information about the tests results.