[Mass screening for the early detection of colon cancer in patients with endometrial cancer].
A mass screening has been performed for the early detection of colon cancer by evaluating Hemocult II slides of blood relatives of patients with endometrial cancer. Though the defect of this screening is that the subject of the investigation, which was undertaken in all parts of Japan, is restricted, one case of colon cancer, two cases of colon polyposis, two cases of hemorrhoids, and one case of colon diverticulum have been uncovered by this screening. The rate of discovery of colon cancer proved to be 0.45%, a rate that is higher than seen in usual screening method. It has been concluded that blood relatives of patients with endometrial cancer should be screened, since they represent a high risk group for developing colon cancer.
Kobayashhi
H
H
Dept. of Obstet. & Gyne., Hamamatsu Univ. School of Med.
Terao
T
T
Kawashima
Y
Y
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000453:epidemiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008403:Mass Screening; D009780:Occult Blood; D012306:Risk; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*