Gwangju City "Get Cancer Screening"

COVID-19 Extends Cancer Screening Deadline Until June Next Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City urged citizens who have not yet undergone cancer screening this year to complete their screenings within the designated period on the 9th.

Cancer is a disease that can be prevented by recognizing the importance of healthy lifestyle habits such as diet, smoking cessation, abstaining from alcohol, and exercise, and practicing them regularly. It is very important to undergo regular screenings to detect and treat cancer early.

Elderly people and those with chronic diseases have relatively weaker immune systems compared to the general population, so special attention to cancer prevention is required amid the prolonged COVID-19 situation.

To promote the importance of cancer screening, Gwangju plans to produce promotional hot water bottles and distribute them through health centers in each autonomous district. Priority will be given to promoting to the elderly and chronic patients, whose immune systems are weaker and who urgently need awareness.

In particular, considering the possibility of increased year-end health screening congestion due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the government has extended the early cancer screening period until June 30 next year.

The extension of cancer screening applies only to those who missed their screenings this year (born in even-numbered years), and includes all screenings by gender and age for general health checkups and cancer screenings.

For those eligible for cancer screening, a separate application to the National Health Insurance Service is required after January next year. The applicable screenings are for stomach cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and lung cancer, which have a screening cycle of two years.

Im Jin-seok, Director of the City Health Policy Division, said, “This extension of the health screening period is a temporary measure considering the special situation of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Early detection of cancer is most important for future treatment and cure. We hope that citizens who have not yet undergone screening will take advantage of the extended period to receive their cancer health screenings.”

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