Share of municipalities that conducted cancer screening Japan FY 2021, by cancer site

The contents of the screening as indicated in the "Guidelines for Implementation of Cancer Prevention Focused Health Education and Cancer Screening" provided by MHLW, Director-General's Notification are as follows. 

For stomach cancer, in addition to a medical interview, a stomach X-ray or stomach endoscopy is performed once every two years for those 50 years and older. For colorectal cancer, a medical interview and fecal occult blood test are conducted once a year for those 40 years or older. For lung cancer, a medical interview, chest X-ray, and sputum cytology are performed once a year for those 40 years and older. For breast cancer, a medical interview and breast x-ray examination will be conducted once every two years for women 40 years or older. For cervical cancer, a medical interview, visual examination, cellular and internal examination of the cervix should be conducted once every two years for those 20 years or older.