After checking who is eligible for a health checkup, we recommend that you make an appointment for a health checkup by life cycle and check your health before it is too late.
I hope that those who have busy schedules or neglect health checkups will also recognize the importance of health checkups and take care of their health this month.
Please learn about health checkup eligibility, types of health checkups by life cycle, how to make a health checkup reservation, and health checkup result notification.
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First, please check whether you are eligible for a health checkup.
Check health checkup eligibility
Subject to health checkup
Those eligible for health checkups are largely divided into local subscribers, employer subscribers, dependents, and medical benefit recipients.
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Local subscribers for 2023 are those born in odd years among the head of the household and household members aged 20 or older.
In the case of employee subscribers, all non-office workers and office workers born in odd years are eligible.
Dependents are those born in odd-numbered years over the age of 20, and recipients of medical benefits are those born in odd-numbered years between the ages of 20 and 64.
Health check-up 6 major cancer screening candidates
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The six major cancers for health checkups include stomach cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, liver cancer, and lung cancer.
Those who are eligible for cancer screening or are recipients of medical benefits do not have to bear any costs.
stomach cancer
If you are over 40 years old, get a gastroscopy every two years even if you have no symptoms.
The screening method is a gastroscopy and biopsy to find out the results.
There is no cost for gastroscopy, but please note that if you undergo a sedation endoscopy, you will be responsible for the cost of anesthesia.
If gastroscopy is difficult, please be assured that you can choose gastrointestinal contrast.
colon cancer
If you are over 50 years old, get a stool test every year.
Typically, a stool test is performed, and if there is a reaction, a biopsy is performed through a colonoscope.
Generally, there is no cost for colon cancer screening, but if you receive a colonoscopy without a stool test, you will have to pay the full cost of the test.
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However, even if you are not 50 years old, we recommend that you undergo a colonoscopy at least once.
A close friend of mine in his 40s was diagnosed with colon cancer in its early stages through a health checkup and underwent surgery. I also had the experience of having a large polyp discovered and removed during a health checkup.
breast cancer
Women over the age of 40 who are diagnosed through mammography every two years.
Breast examination includes mammography and breast ultrasound, and you will receive a mammogram during your health checkup.
This is the most basic way to detect asymptomatic early breast cancer. Breast compression can cause pain.
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If you would like to have a breast ultrasound in addition to a mammogram, you can request a separate examination or visit a breast surgery or radiology department for a separate examination. Since breast ultrasound is not part of a health checkup, it is performed at your own expense.
cervical cancer
Women aged 20 years or older undergo a cervical cytology test every two years.
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If you have had a hysterectomy or are sexually inexperienced, you must consult your doctor before the test.
liver cancer
People over the age of 40 who are at high risk for liver cancer receive checkups every six months.
Diagnosis is made through liver ultrasound and serum alpha-fetoprotein test.
Those who are eligible for health checkups or who receive medical benefits do not have to pay any out-of-pocket costs. In addition, please note that if you are a carrier of hepatitis B or C as a result of a hepatitis test taken separately from the Corporation’s examination, you may be eligible for liver cancer screening by submitting the test results to the Corporation.
Groups at high risk of developing liver cancer include patients with cirrhosis, positive hepatitis B virus antigen, positive hepatitis C virus antibody, and chronic liver disease caused by hepatitis B or C virus.
lung cancer
People aged 54 to 74 are at high risk for developing lung cancer and are screened every two years even if there are no symptoms.
Through a low-dose chest CT scan, we provide screening results, follow-up counseling, and smoking cessation counseling.
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The high-risk group criteria are those whose smoking history is confirmed to be 30 pack-years or more and current smoking according to a questionnaire filled out at the time of a national health check-up within 2 years prior to the relevant year, and those whose smoking history is confirmed to be 30 pack-years or more according to a questionnaire filled out during the health insurance smoking cessation treatment project. This person is confirmed to be over 30 pack years, has undergone national lung cancer screening, and is up to age 74 and has quit smoking within 15 years.
(Pack-years: daily smoking amount (1 pack: 20 cigarettes)
Reservation for health checkups by life cycle
To make a reservation for a health checkup by life cycle, you can make a reservation at a nearby institution or health checkup center.
Find an institution near you
You can proceed more quickly if you fill out the questionnaire online after making a reservation and before coming for a health checkup.
Fill out the questionnaire
Notification of health checkup results
There are two ways to receive the health checkup result notification.
You can use the National Health Insurance website directly, or the organization will send you an avocado health checkup via KakaoTalk.