hepatitis virus screening

Health checkups and cancer screenings will be carried out at medical institutions that take infection prevention measures. In addition, please cooperate in preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection when visiting the clinic.

・Please make sure that you do not have symptoms such as fever when you visit the doctor.
・Please wear a mask.
・Please cooperate with the infection prevention measures of each medical institution.


About 80% of liver cancers are caused by the hepatitis C virus, and about 10% by the hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis virus screening checks for the presence or absence of infection with hepatitis B and C viruses by collecting blood.

For more information on health checkups and cancer screenings, please refer to the link below "Health checkups and cancer screenings in 2022.
Guide" (PDF data in the booklet).

Target audience

Persons aged 40 or over who have never undergone hepatitis virus screening in the past

*If you are under the age of 39, please click here.
About hepatitis virus test

Consultation period

◆From June 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023
[Note] However, excluding days when the implementing medical institution is closed

Consultation place

Shinjuku Ward Designated Medical Institution
*Please see the link below for a list of medical institutions.
[Note] More detailed medical institution information can be found on the following website.
Tokyo medical institution guidance service sunflower (new window indication)

cost

free

How to see a doctor

●Persons eligible for the Shinjuku City health checkup
1 Prepare a health checkup form.
2 Select a medical institution from the list of medical institutions above and directly inquire about health checkups and hepatitis virus screenings.
3 On the day of the checkup, receive the hepatitis virus checkup form at the medical institution and fill in the questionnaire.
4 Have a medical examination at the same time as the health checkup.

●Those who are not eligible for the Shinjuku City health checkup
1 Prepare a hepatitis virus checkup form.
(If you do not have one, we will order one from the ward.)
2 Select a medical institution from the list of medical institutions above and inquire directly about receiving a hepatitis virus screening.
3 Fill in the questionnaire and submit the hepatitis virus checkup form to the medical institution on the day of the checkup.
4 See a doctor (blood sampling)

Medical checkup request method

【phone】
Health Promotion Section Health Checkup Section
03-5273-4207

【window】
We will issue you a medical certificate on the same day.
Health Promotion Section Health Checkup Section
5-18-14 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku Northwest Building 4F Second Branch Office Annex

*For those aged 40 and over who have never had a hepatitis virus examination in the past,
If you would like a medical checkup slip, please contact us by phone or at the counter.

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Inquiries about this page

Shinjuku ward Health Department - Health Promotion Section
Health checkup clerk
Phone: 03-5273-4207
Fax: 03-5273-3930

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