Health checkup/cancer screening

For health checkups for those aged 40 and over, please undergo a "Specific Health Checkup/Specific Health Guidance" provided by your insurer (issuer of health insurance card).

In addition, we carry out "cancer examination" as ward resident examination.

About implementation of medical checkups and cancer screening projects due to the infection status of the new coronavirus

Regarding the medical checkup (examination) business, measures against infectious diseases have already been implemented at each designated medical institution, and after receiving the cooperation of all the examinees in the measures against infectious diseases as described below, the examination is scheduled for the following period. We will carry out our business as planned.

Please understand and cooperate with the following matters when undergoing health checkups and cancer screenings.

[Please refrain from visiting the following people]

(1) Those who have been infected with the new coronavirus and have not met the criteria for canceling home medical treatment, etc. specified by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and those who have not completed the period for checking their own health conditions.

Regarding the medical treatment period and health observation of the new coronavirus infection

(2) Those who have cold symptoms (fever, cough, dyspnea, general malaise, sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, headache), joint/muscle pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, taste disorder, and olfactory disorder at the time of consultation, and before the consultation Those who had these symptoms within 7 days of

(3) Those who meet any of the following criteria and are within the waiting period specified by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at the time of examination

・Those who have traveled to foreign countries

・Those who have been identified as close contacts of a person infected with the new coronavirus

[Please consider postponing your consultation if you are:]

(1) Those infected with the new coronavirus

Please wait for a sufficient period of time after meeting the cancellation criteria for medical treatment, etc., and wait until your physical condition has fully recovered before receiving a medical examination.

(2) Those who have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus

Wait at least 3 days after inoculation before having a medical examination. If you have a side reaction, please see a doctor after your physical condition has fully recovered.

* Partially reprinted from the Japanese Association for General Medical Examinations "To prevent infection with the new coronavirus"

[Please cooperate with the following measures when visiting a doctor]

・Please contact the designated medical institution in advance and make an appointment.

・Please wear a mask.

・Please follow the instructions of the staff of the designated medical institution where you will be examined.

In addition, depending on the designated medical institution, medical examination (examination) services may be suspended depending on the infection status, so please contact each medical institution directly when undergoing a medical examination.

Health checkups and cancer screenings conducted by the Health Promotion Division

2022

List of 2021 medical examinations (examinations)

business name

subject

period

health checkup

Specific health checkup/Specific health guidance

Persons aged 40 or over who are enrolled in the Bunkyo Ward National Health Insurance from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023.

* Click here if you are enrolled in employee insurance (association health insurance, health insurance association, etc.)

June 15th to January 31st, 2023

Latter-stage elderly medical checkup

Those enrolled in the medical care system for the latter-stage elderly

Health checkup under the Health Promotion Law

Those aged 40 or older who are not eligible for specific health checkups conducted by insurers (application required)
cancer screening

stomach cancer screening

Stomach X-ray examination: people over 40 years old

June 15th to January 31st, 2023

Gastroscopy:

(1) Persons aged 50 or older who will reach an even age within the current fiscal year

(2) Persons aged 50 or over who have not had a check-up in the previous year and will turn an odd age within the current year

colon cancer screening

Over 40 years old

June 15th to January 31st, 2023

(Available at the same time as health checkup)

lung cancer screening Over 40 years old

June 15th to January 31st, 2023

(Available at the same time as health checkup)

For breast cancer screening and uterine cancer screening, there are some people who are eligible for the ward's free consultation ticket and the national government's free coupon project, as shown below.

breast cancer screening

(1) Women who are eligible for the ward's free consultation ticket (women aged 40 or older who will reach an even number within the current fiscal year)

April 11th to March 31st, 2023

(2) Women who are eligible for the ward's free consultation ticket (women aged 40 or older who turned an odd age during the current fiscal year and did not receive a consultation the previous year)
(3) Women eligible for national free coupons (women who will turn 41 this year)

Uterine cancer screening

(1) Women who are eligible for the ward's free consultation ticket (women who are 20 years old or older and will be an even number this year)

April 11th to March 31st, 2023

(2) Women who are eligible for the ward's free consultation ticket (women aged 20 or older who turned odd-numbered this year and did not receive a consultation the previous year)
(3) Women eligible for national free coupons (women who will turn 21 this year)
others

Hepatitis virus test (type B/C)

Those who are 40 years old or older and have never had a hepatitis virus test in the past

June 15th to January 31st, 2023

(Available at the same time as health checkup)

* Limited to those who have a resident card in Bunkyo Ward.

*Those who moved to Bunkyo Ward on or after April 2, 2022 will need to apply for a medical examination ticket for this fiscal year. Please contact us using the contact details below.

*This year's age is the full age at the time of birthday from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 for health checkups, and 4th year of Reiwa for various cancer screenings and hepatitis virus tests. It will be the full age from the 2nd of the month to the 1st of April, 2023.

* Click here for a quick reference table of age for cancer screening (PDF file; 309KB)

*The above is an overview. Please refer to each page for details including inspection contents and application.

* Click here for information on certificates pertaining to the self-medication taxation system.

Recruitment of specific health guidance service contractors (proposal selection)

Recruitment of specific health guidance business consignment company is here

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Contact information

1-16-21 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8555

Bunkyo Civic Center 8F south side

Person in charge of health promotion section health

Phone number: 03-5803-1229

Fax: 03-5803-1355

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