Evaluation of the effectiveness of mass screening for uterine cancer in Japan: the potential years of life lost.
To evaluate the effectiveness of mass screening for uterine cancer in Japan, we compared the changes in the age-adjusted rates of potential years of life lost (PYLL) due to uterine cancer between 1969 and 1972 to 1973 through 1977 between the high coverage-rate (intensively screened) areas and the comparable control areas. The percent reduction in the average age-adjusted rate of PYLL due to uterine cancer and the years of life saved per 100,000 females were greater in the high coverage-rate areas than in the control areas. These results suggested that mass screening programs for uterine cancer contribute to saving years of life.
Kuroishi
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Division of Epidemiology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
Hirose
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Tominaga
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*