Yeosu City Promotes Free Hepatitis Antibody Testing for Liver Cancer Prevention

Free Hepatitis B and C Antibody Testing for Yeosu Citizens Aged 40 and Over
Excluding This Year's National Health Screening (Liver Cancer) Participants and Last Year's Hepatitis Screening Recipients

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced that it will provide free antibody tests for hepatitis B and C to improve self-awareness of hepatitis status and prevent the occurrence of liver cancer.

Hepatitis B and C viruses, which are the biggest factors causing liver cancer in Korea, account for more than half of liver cancer patients.

The public's awareness of their hepatitis status is also low, with 48% of hepatitis B carriers and 28% of hepatitis C carriers being aware.

Accordingly, Yeosu City has decided to promote free hepatitis (B and C) antibody testing for Yeosu citizens aged 40 and above to prevent liver cancer occurrence.

However, those already classified as high-risk for liver cancer, such as current-year national health screening (liver cancer) subjects and previous year's hepatitis B and C testees, are excluded.

Citizens who wish to undergo hepatitis testing can visit the Yeosu City Health Center with their ID.

A city official said, "We hope this will be an opportunity for citizens to accurately recognize their hepatitis status, improve their health condition, and maintain a healthy life," and added, "We encourage many citizens to show interest and participate in this free hepatitis testing."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.