title: Mass screening for colorectal cancer in Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Tohuku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hisamichi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inawashiro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsubono
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006138:Guaiac