Andong City "Get Your National Cancer Screening on Time" ... This Year for Odd-Year Born Individuals

Andong City Public Health Center exterior.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Andong City, Gyeongbuk Province, announced on the 16th that it is conducting the 'National Cancer Screening Program' year-round to detect cancer, the leading cause of death, at an early stage.

This year's national cancer screening targets are medical aid recipients and odd-year-born individuals in the lower 50% of health insurance premiums, with different age criteria depending on the type of cancer.

For stomach cancer, the target is those aged 40 and above; for breast cancer, women aged 40 and above; for liver cancer, high-risk groups aged 40 and above; for cervical cancer, women aged 20 and above; for colorectal cancer, those aged 50 and above regardless of birth year; and for lung cancer, men and women aged 54 to 74 with a smoking history of 30 pack-years or more.

If cancer is detected through the national cancer screening, health insurance subscribers can receive up to 2 million KRW annually for medical expenses related to the six major cancers, and medical aid recipients can receive up to 2.2 million KRW annually for up to three years.

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