Significance of mass survey for gastric cancer from the standpoint of surgery.
From the standpoint of surgery, results for gastric cancers detected by mass survey were better than for cases found on outpatient examinations, partly because the proportion of early cancers was greater in the former group. The results for advanced cancers were also better in the mass survey group.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors