Gwangju City Launches 'Regular Cancer Screening' Awareness Campaign

For Drivers on Their Way to Work...
"The Importance of Early Detection"

More than 30 people, including public officials from Gwangju City and five autonomous districts, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center, and volunteers, conducted a "2025 Cancer Prevention Day Promotion Campaign" targeting morning commuters at the Uncheon Reservoir Intersection in Seo-gu on the 18th. Photo by Gwangju City

Gwangju City announced on the 19th that it held a "2025 Cancer Prevention Day Promotion Campaign" for drivers on their way to work at the Uncheon Reservoir intersection in Seo-gu on the 18th, in celebration of "Cancer Prevention Day" (March 21).

"Cancer Prevention Day" was established by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) under the World Health Organization (WHO) to emphasize the importance of cancer prevention, and it was designated as a legal commemorative day in Korea in 2006.

About 30 people, including officials from Gwangju City and the five autonomous districts, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center, and volunteers, participated in the campaign. Through banners and other materials, they promoted the necessity of early diagnosis through regular cancer screenings. Women aged 20 and older were advised to get cervical cancer screenings; those aged 40 and older, screenings for stomach, liver, and breast cancer; and those aged 50 and older, screenings for colorectal cancer.

In particular, banners with messages such as "If you are 20 or older, now is the time to get your cancer screening!" and "The real cancer screening is the one you get while you are healthy!" were displayed so that drivers could easily recognize the importance of cancer screening while waiting at traffic signals.

Bae Kang-suk, Director of Health and Hygiene, said, "Early screening is essential for cancer prevention. You need to get screened while you are healthy to detect and treat cancer early," adding, "We hope this campaign will encourage citizens to take an interest in regular health checkups."

Meanwhile, those eligible for the national cancer screening program can check the list of designated screening institutions on the National Health Insurance Service website and receive free screenings by visiting a medical institution. Eligible individuals include medical aid recipients and those in the lower 50% of health insurance premium payers who were born in odd-numbered years and are 20 years of age or older.