[Mass screening for endometrial cancer according to the Law of Health for the Elderly].
Due to the gradual increase of endometrial cancer, mass screening for this type of cancer began from 1987 in Japan in accordance with the Law of Health for the Elderly. However, a screening system for endometrial cancer has many controversial problems when compared with that for cervix cancer. Criteria for screening, methods of screening, management after screening, and executive systems are all controversial points in the performance of mass screening. The actual condition in the detection of endometrial cancer in Fukuoka Prefecture based on a questionnaire is discussed in this paper.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D009313:National Health Programs; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*