Five major types of cancer screening (lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer)
The FR Health Insurance Organization promotes the five major types of cancer screening recommended by the government of Japan.
- Having together with annual health checkups or health checkups for family members
- Eligible ages and checkup courses - - Undergoing “mail-based colon cancer screening” along with company in-office health checkups
- Undergoing cancer screening in the municipality where you live
Having together with annual health checkups or health checkups for family members
- Eligible ages and checkup courses -
- Employees (insured persons) having annual health checkups in Japan
- Dependents having health checkups for family members in Japan
Employees (insured persons) having annual health checkups in Japan
Convenient: If you make an appointment on the web, optional checkup items for which you are eligible based on your age and gender will be displayed.
- If you would like to undergo cancer screening other than that shown below (PSA, tumor markers, etc.), you may choose to do so as an optional test during your health checkup, but you must pay the entire fee for such tests.
Please ask the medical facility where you made your appointment with directly.
| Lung cancer screening | |
|---|---|
| Eligible ages and checkup courses | All ages and courses |
| Checkup methods | Included in the basic checkup items (no need to select this) |
Recommended national standard: chest X-ray once per year for persons of age 40 or older
| Stomach cancer screening | |
|---|---|
| Eligible ages and checkup courses | Advanced checkup course for persons of age 35 or age 40 or older |
| Checkup methods | Please select a stomach X-ray or gastroscopy. |
Recommended national standard: gastroscopy once every two years for persons of age 50 or older. However, for the time being, it is also possible to have a stomach X-ray once per year in the case of persons who are age 40 or older
| Colon cancer screening | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| One of these | 1 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Basic checkup course for persons of age 40 or older |
| Checkup methods | Please select fecal occult blood test as an option. | ||
| 2 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Standard checkup course or advanced checkup course for persons of age 35 or age 40 or older | |
| Checkup methods | Included in the basic checkup items (no need to select this) | ||
Recommended national standard: fecal occult blood test once per year for persons of age 40 or older
| Breast cancer screening (females) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| One of these | 1 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Basic checkup course for persons of age 30 to 39 |
| Checkup methods | Please select a breast ultrasound as an option. | ||
| 2 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Basic checkup course for persons of age 40 or older | |
| Checkup methods | Please select mammography or a breast ultrasound as an option. | ||
| 3 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Standard checkup course or advanced checkup course for persons of age 35 or age 40 or older | |
| Checkup methods | Please select mammography or a breast ultrasound as an option. | ||
Recommended national standard: mammography once every two years for persons of age 40 or older
| Cervical cancer screening (females) | |
|---|---|
| Eligible ages and checkup courses | All ages and courses |
| Checkup methods | Please select a pap smear as an option. |
Recommended national standard: a pap smear once every two years for persons of age 20 or older
- Cancer screening cost: free
- * In the case of the advanced checkup course, if the total examination costs exceed the subsidy amount due to the selected health insurance subsidy options, you will have to pay the amount that is not covered.
If you make an appointment on the web, you can check amounts on the site.
- * In the case of the advanced checkup course, if the total examination costs exceed the subsidy amount due to the selected health insurance subsidy options, you will have to pay the amount that is not covered.
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Dependents having health checkups for family members in Japan
Convenient: If you make an appointment on the web, optional checkup items for which you are eligible based on your age and gender will be displayed.
- If you would like to undergo cancer screening other than that shown below (PSA, tumor markers, etc.), you may choose to do so as an optional test during your health checkup, but you must pay the entire fee for such tests.
Please ask the medical facility where you made your appointment with directly.
| Lung cancer screening | |
|---|---|
| Eligible ages and checkup courses | All ages and courses |
| Checkup methods | Included in the basic checkup items (no need to select this) |
Recommended national standard: chest X-ray once per year for persons of age 40 or older
| Stomach cancer screening | |
|---|---|
| Eligible ages and checkup courses | Advanced checkup course for persons of age 50 or older |
| Checkup methods | Please select a stomach X-ray or gastroscopy. |
Recommended national standard: gastroscopy once every two years for persons of age 50 or older. However, for the time being, it is also possible to have a stomach X-ray once per year in the case of persons who are age 40 or older
| Colon cancer screening | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| One of these | 1 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Basic checkup course for persons of age 40 or older |
| Checkup methods | Please select fecal occult blood test as an option. | ||
| 2 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Standard checkup course or advanced checkup course for persons of age 50 or older | |
| Checkup methods | Included in the basic checkup items (no need to select this) | ||
Recommended national standard: fecal occult blood test once per year for persons of age 40 or older
| Breast cancer screening (females) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| One of these | 1 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Basic checkup course for persons of age 35 to 39 |
| Checkup methods | Please select a breast ultrasound as an option. | ||
| 2 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Basic checkup course for persons of age 40 or older | |
| Checkup methods | Please select mammography or a breast ultrasound as an option. | ||
| 3 | Eligible ages and checkup courses | Standard checkup course or advanced checkup course for persons of age 50 or older | |
| Checkup methods | Please select mammography or a breast ultrasound as an option. | ||
Recommended national standard: mammography once every two years for persons of age 40 or older
| Cervical cancer screening (females) | |
|---|---|
| Eligible ages and checkup courses | All ages and courses |
| Checkup methods | Please select a pap smear as an option. |
Recommended national standard: a pap smear once every two years for persons of age 20 or older
- Cancer screening cost: free
- * However, you must pay 10,000 yen (including tax) for the advanced checkup course.
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Guide to the Health Checkup Differences in Health Checkup Courses Be Informed and Take Action Cancer Screening Stomach cancer risk test Understanding the ABC Checkup |
Undergoing “mail-based colon cancer screening” along with company in-office health checkups
In-office health checkups at the Tokyo headquarter
If you make an appointment to have an in-office health checkup at the Tokyo headquarter and are age 40 or older, please select the “fecal occult blood test” as an option.
Also note that, in the autumn, we send information on “mail-based colon cancer screening” to persons who are age 40 or older and have not had “fecal occult blood test” done, so please read it.
* The above age is as of March 31 (the end of the Japanese fiscal year).
In-office health checkups at the Yamaguchi headquarter
If you make an appointment to have an in-office “basic checkup course” checkup at the Yamaguchi headquarter and are age 40 or older, please select the “fecal occult blood test” as an option.
* The above age is as of March 31 (the end of the Japanese fiscal year).
Undergoing cancer screening in the municipality where you live
Cancer screening in the municipalities where insured persons are registered as residents is also available.
* Please get screened for cancer either in your municipality or by the FR Health Insurance Organization.
Cancer screening help desk for each municipality (Japan Medical Association) * Only Japanese sites available