title: A critical review of cancer screening programs in Japan.
abstract: In Japan, screening programs for various cancers have been eagerly conducted as part of public health policy. However, these programs have not always produced the results that were originally expected. To improve the ill-planned and unscientific state of the current programs in Japan, two proposals are made.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Cancer Prevention and Detection Center.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oshima
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008403:Mass Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*