title: [Study on screening for primary liver cancer in high risk population of an endemic area].
abstract: Positive HBsAg males aged 30-59 years in Qidong were considered a high risk population for primary liver cancer (PLC). A screening study was conducted among 3,958 high risk population which were assigned randomly to a screening group or to a non-screening group. 2,580 persons were screened by alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) once every six months, the incidence rate of PLC was 1,599.38 per 100,000 person-years (PYs), and that in non-screening group with 1,378 persons was 729.39 per 100,000 PYs. Screening survey was also done among 2,332 males aged 30-59 years with negative HBsAg at one-year interval, and the incidence was 128.76 per 100,000 PYs. 26 (86.67%) of 30 PLC patients found in the screening survey were stage I PLCs, but none in 11 out-patients was found in this stage. This study suggests that periodic AFP screening for high risk population is suitable for the high-incidence area, and is one of the effective ways of secondary prevention for PLC.
authors.affiliation: Qidong Liver Cancer Institute, Jiangsu.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins