Mass screening for colorectal cancer in Japan.
A mass screening program for colorectal cancer has been conducted in Japan for several years, and the nationwide statistics showed a total of 416,382 participants in 1988. This paper describes the present status of mass screening program for colorectal cancer in Japan and related issues as follows: annual trend of the number of examinees, age distribution of examinees, screening methods, diagnostic methods, evaluation of screening accuracy for fecal occult blood tests, and screening interval.
Hisamichi
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Department of Public Health, Tohuku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Fukao
A
A
Fujii
Y
Y
Tsuji
I
I
Komatsu
S
S
Inawashiro
H
H
Tsubono
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006138:Guaiac; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D013997:Time Factors
D006138:Guaiac