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The targeted group for four kinds of cancer screening subsidies

(I)    Breast cancer screening: Women aged between 45 to 70 years old, or 40 to 45 years old with the relatives within the second degree of relatives suffered from the breast cancer, will be eligible for the mammography examination every two years.

(II)   Cervical cancer screening: Women aged more than 30 years old will be eligible for the Pap smear test every year (no less than one test every 3 years is recommended).

(III) Oral cancer screening: People aged more than 30 years old with the habit of chewing betel nuts (including the abstainers) smoking, or the indigenous people aged more than 18 years old with the habit of chewing betel nuts (including the abstainers) will be eligible for the oral health check  every two years.

(IV)   Colon cancer screening: People aged between 50 to 75 years old will be eligible for the fecal occult blood test every two years.

  • Data update: 2019-07-01
  • Publish Date: 2018-12-18
  • Source: Health Bureau
  • Hit Count: 213
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