Notification of Medical Examinations/Screenings
for Residents of the City of Sendai
The City of Sendai offers screenings for various types of cancer as well as basic medical examination inorder to protect the health of citizens. Foreign residents who have completed resident registration are also
qualified to receive medical examinations/screenings at a cost lower than that offered by general hospitals.
If you would like to receive examinations/screenings, please apply using the electronic application form on
our website or the application postcard attached to the “Medical Examination/Screening Application Guide”(Japanese-language version) which will be included in the April issue of the Sendai City Newsletter. Pleasebe sure to check the application deadline.
Please be aware that the examination ticket and the notification of results will be in Japanese.

1. Content and Targets of Examinations/Screenings
Depending on your date of birth and sex, you are qualified for different medical examinations/screenings.
Please note that an examination ticket will not be issued if you apply for medical examinations/screenings
that you are not qualified to receive.
Targeted individuals and ages
Items

Gastric (stomach)cancerCervical cancer

Contents(Barium) X-ray
・Medical interview・Stomach X-ray

35 years old or above

Gastroscopy (gastric camera)
・Medical interview・Gastroscopy

50 years old or above

・Medical interview・Visual inspection
・Internal examination・Cytodiagnosis (cervix)
・Ultrasound (including visual inspection andpalpation)・Medical interview

Breast cancer

・Mammography (Breast X-ray) ・Medicalinterview・Visual inspection・Palpation
・Mammography (Breast X-ray)・Medical interview

Lung cancer/
tuberculosis (TB)
Colon (bowel)
cancer(Age as of March 31 of the year
following the year of application)

20 years old or above

30 to 39 years oldFemale
40 to 69 years old
70 years old or above

・Medical interview・Chest X-ray

40 years old or above

・Fecal occult blood test

40 years old or above

・Medical interview・Physical measurement
Basic Medical
Examination

・Blood-pressure measurement・Urine test・Physical exam (auscultation, etc.) ・Blood test

35 to 39 years old,75 years old or above

・Electrocardiogram exam ・Fundus exam
Prostate cancer

・Blood test (prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test)

50, 55, 60, and 65
years oldMale2. Procedures
Examination tickets for medical examinations/screenings that you applied for will be mailed to your homeaddress individually. Screenings for gastric (stomach) cancer (X-ray), lung cancer/tuberculosis (TB), andcolon (bowel) cancer will be provided at local Shimin (civic) centers or community centers as part of group
screenings conducted by health checkup organizations. Other medical examinations/screenings will beprovided at registered medical institutions in individual settings.
The method and timing of delivery of the notification of results varies depending on the medical
examination/screening being undertaken. Please refer to your examination ticket for details.
•You can receive medical examinations/screenings in individual settings at medical institutions thatoffer services in languages other than Japanese. For applicable medical institutions, please ask theSendai Multicultural Center.
(Tel: 022-224-1919 (Interpretation Support Hotline) E-mail: tabunka@sentia-sendai.jp)

3. Fees
Gastric

X-ray

From 35 to 39 years old

2,430 yen★

40 years old or above

900 yen☆

50 years old or above

3,500 yen☆

Cervical cancer

20 years old or above

1,700 yen

Colon (bowel) cancer

40 years old or above

500 yen☆

Basic medical examination

From 35 to 39 years old

3,580 yen★

75 years old or above

FreeFrom 30 to 39 years old

2,000 yen

40 years old or above

1,400 yen☆

(stomach)cancerEndoscope

Breast cancer

Lung cancer/tuberculosis (TB)
Prostate cancer•Free
1,000 yen☆

The Sendai City National Health Insurance members can receive medical
examinations/screenings marked with (★) at a reduced cost, and those marked with (☆) for free.
Please make sure to bring your insurance certificate (insurance card) on the day of the medical
examination/screening.

•For cervical cancer screenings, an additional cost of 800 yen (free of charge for the Sendai City
National Health Insurance members) will apply if the doctor determines that there is a need toperform more detailed examinations of the corpus uteri.

•As part of the lung cancer/tuberculosis (TB) screenings, we offer sputum cytology to those withblood-stained sputum and smokers with a smoking index (number of cigarettes per day
multiplied by number of years of smoking) exceeding 600. The additional fees for the test will
be 700 yen (free of charge for the Sendai City National Health Insurance members).

4. How to Fill out the Application Postcard①②③⑥④⑤The application postcard is attached to the Japaneselanguage version of the Medical Examination/Screening
Application Guide.
Please be sure to check the application deadline.
① Name of person who represents all applicant(s)② Telephone number③ Address④ Name of applicant (in Katakana)⑤ Date of birth (in the Japanese calendar)⑥ Examinations/screenings item(s)Draw a circle ”〇“ in the boxes of medical
examination/screening items that you would like to applyfor.
Please fill in the form after confirming the types of
medical examinations/screenings and the applicable
individuals (refer to Section 1).
Please circle 1 or 2 if you would like to apply for gastric(stomach) cancer screening.
For basic medical examination, draw a circle in the boxof the applicable age group.

5. Contact
Health Improvement Subsection, Home Health Sectionof the Ward Offices
Aoba Ward: (Tel) 022-225-7211

Public Health Subsection, Public Health and Welfare Sectionof the General Branches
Miyagi General Branch (Tel) 022-392-2111

Miyagino Ward: (Tel) 022-291-2111

Akiu General Branch (Tel) 022-399-2111

Wakabayashi Ward: (Tel) 022-282-1111
Taihaku Ward: (Tel) 022-247-1111
Izumi Ward: (Tel) 022-372-3111* For inquiries in foreign languages (English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Tagalog, andPortuguese), please call the Interpretation Support Hotline at 022-224-1919.