Cancer screening

암 검진

Target disease	Examination items	Remarks
Stomach cancer	Gastroscopy, biopsy (if necessary)	Conducted every 2 years for men and women aged 40 and over
Lung cancer	Low-dose chest CT	Those between the ages of 54 and 74 with a history of smoking more than 30 pack-years Those who are designated by the National Health Insurance Service
Colorectal cancer	Fecal occult blood test (stool test) Colonoscopy (secondary), biopsy (if necessary)	Conducted annually for men and women aged 50 and older
Liver cancer	Liver ultrasonography Alpha-fetoprotein	High-risk group for liver cancer among men and women aged 40 years or older Conducted once each in the first and second half
Breast cancer	Plain mammography	Conducted every 2 years for women over 40 years of age
Cervical cancer	Cervicovaginal Cytopathology	Conducted every 2 years for females over 20 years of age

Recipients of medical benefits of National Screening Program for the Transitional Ages

Conducted every 2 years for heads of households and household members aged 66 or older among recipients of medical benefits

Examination items of National Screening Program for the Transitional Ages

의료급여생애전환기 검진항목

Sortation	Target disease	Examination items	Remarks
physical examination	Obesity	Height, weight, waist circumference, body mass index
	Visual anomaly	Sight (left/right)
	Hearing impairment	Hearing (left/right)
Radiographic testing	Osteoporosis	Bone density test	66-year-old female
Assessment tool	Mental health test (depression)	PHQ-9 inspection and consultation	70-year-old
	Lifestyle evaluation	Obesity, nutrition, exercise, drinking, smoking	70-year-old
	Elderly physical function test	Balance assessment (lower extremity function, parallelism)	66, 70 and 80-year-old
	Cognitive impairment	KDSQ-C screening and consultation	Conducted every 2 years for those aged 66 and over

* The period of National Screening Program for the Transitional Ages ends on December 31 every year and It is impossible to extend the examination period.