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Takasaki sent out health check coupons to households in April.The coupons can be used to take checks for certain cancers and for the "hatsuratsu kenshin" a general health check for people aged between 19 and 39,and other lifestyle-related conditions, at a low cost. (Refer to the table below for details)
Refer to the Kenko-no-shiori for details
※The "Kenko-no-shiori" is a booklet with information about Takasaki health services that is distributed to all households in April each year.
Items in the table marked with ※ can be taken together with other checks at the same time on the same day. To book to take a cancer check set for between May and September 2021, call the appointment hotline on 027-381-6114 or 027-381-6115.
Hotline hours: Monday to Friday (except public holidays), 8:30am to 5:15pm.
Check type | Eligible people |
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Chest x-ray (for lung cancer and tuberculosis detection ※ | People aged 40 and above |
Colon cancer check ※ | |
Stomach cancer check ※ | |
Stomach cancer check (by endoscope) | People aged 40 or 45, or 50 and above, who didn't take this check in Takasaki city between April 2020 and March 2021 |
Stomach cancer check (for risk markers)※ | People aged 40 or 45, or 50 and above, who haven't taken this check in Takasaki after April 2018 |
Prostate cancer check ※ | Men aged 50 and above |
Cervical cancer check ※ | Women aged 20 and above (Women aged 30 and 35 are also eligible for the HPV test) |
Breast cancer check ※ | Women aged 40 and above, who didn't take this check in Takasaki city between April 2020 and March 2021 |
"Hatsuratsu" general health check | People aged 19 to 39 |
Dental check | People aged 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 |
Check for H. pylori infection (increases the risk of stomach cancer) | People aged 20 to 39, who have never taken this check before |
Hepatitis virus check | People aged 40 to 75, who have never taken this check before |
Bone density check | Women aged 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 |
※If eligible for both barium x-ray and endoscope check for stomach cancer, only one can be chosen.