Cancer Screenings
最終更新日：2025年11月12日
Various cancer screenings are offered from July 1 to December 20, but some types of screenings are also available until March 31. Eligible residents who are registered in Tokushima City will receive a screening ticket by mail. Please be sure to bring this ticket with you when receiving your screening.
- If you apply for a fee exemption, you will need to present official ID, such as a health insurance card or driver’s license.
- If you have not received your screening ticket, please contact the Health & Longevity Division.
Please note that if your workplace provides you with a cancer screening, that screening would be prioritized.
Types of screenings
| Screening for | Who is eligible | Individual cost |
Where |
|---|---|---|---|
Stomach cancer |
People 50 and older |
700 yen |
A medical trailer visits Fureai Kenko-kan, community centers (mobile health screenings), Tokushima-ken Sogo Kenshin Center and other public facilities. |
Lung cancer |
People 40 and older | 300 yen (for X-ray test) |
|
| Tuberculosis | People 65 and older | Free | |
| Colon cancer | People 40 and older | 500 yen |
Designated medical institutions |
| Cervix cancer | Women 20 and older whose age this year is an even number | 1,200 yen |
Designated medical institutions in the city |
Breast cancer |
Women 40 and older whose age this year is an even number | 500 yen |
Fureai Kenko-kan (health center) |
| 1,500 yen | Designated medical institutions in the prefecture |
||
| Prostate cancer | Men 50 and older who will turn an even-numbered age | 1,000 yen | Designated medical institutions in the city |
| Dementia and Alzheimer’s | People 40 and older | Free |
*Additionally, you may receive an Institutional Health Screening, and undergo a separate specialty care checkup on the same day and at the same institution as that of your cancer screenings.
You may receive cancer screenings at the same institution on the same day with your specified medical checkups. For details, please see the notification ticket you receive.
For Inquiries
Health & Longevity Division (Kenko Choju-ka) TEL: 088-621-5512 FAX: 088-655-6560
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