[Lung cancer screening--its efficacy and limitations].
Although the purpose of cancer screening is to decrease the number of cancer deaths, the efficacy of some cancer screening programs has not been proved. This article describes the authorized method for the lung cancer screening system in Japan, and introduces papers reporting the efficacy of lung cancer screening. The problems in the present lung cancer screening system in Japan are also discussed.
Sagawa
Motoyasu
M
Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan.
Saito
Yasuki
Y
Sato
Masami
M
Sugita
Makoto
M
Endo
Chiaki
C
Takahashi
Satomi
S
Usuda
Katsuo
K
Sakurada
Akira
A
Kondo
Takashi
T
Sakuma
Tsutomu
T
D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D008400:Mass Chest X-Ray; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012308:Risk Management; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology; D015996:Survival Rate