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The new regulation from Japan's Health Ministry expands the coverage of public insurance for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) sufferers. (Image via Expat.com)
Public insurance will cover preventive breast, ovary removal operations: Japan's Health Ministry
On Friday, Japan’s Ministry of Health regulated that public insurance will also cover cancer sufferers undergoing breast and ovary removal operations to avoid the risk of developing more tumors due to hereditary mutation.The regulation came up after the Health Ministry proposed the plan to the advisory panel and won its agreement on the same day.
The insurance covers cancer sufferers who have been diagnosed with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome since they are more prone to developing cancer in breasts and ovaries than other people. Therefore, these people opt for surgeries to reduce the risk of a potentially fatal cancer developing.
However, as the number of surgeries rises, more and more patients ask for coverage as the surgery costs hundreds of thousands of yen. Genetic counseling will also be offered to these patients to determine the treatment.
Besides surgeries, ultrasonography (USG) and other follow-up tests will also be covered by the insurance if they don’t want surgery.
The insurance will not cover those who “think” they have cancers, such as the famous case in 2013, where the American actress, Angelina Jolie, underwent a preventive double mastectomy.
A report tabulated that people at 70 years old have 50 percent of developing breast cancer, while many people already develop it under 50 years old. Annually, every 110,000 newly diagnosed breast or ovarian cancer sufferers, about 5 – 10 percent are hereditary.
The Japanese Breast Cancer Society’s guideline “strongly” recommends preventive double mastectomy for breast cancer sufferers and removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes for the ovarian cancer sufferers who don’t want to have children.
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