title: Early detection of cancer of oesophagus along Caspian Littoral. Report of a pilot project.
abstract: A simple mass-screening procedure for the early detection by brush cytology of oesophageal cancer in 280 adults in high-incidence villages of the Caspian Littoral is described. The presence of atypical cells in 7%, and the discovery of frank carcinoma in 3 symptom-free people encourages continuation of the project.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013997:Time Factors