title: [Lung cancer screening--its efficacy and limitations].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoyasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagawa
authors.forename: Yasuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Satomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Katsuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usuda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakuma
mesh_terms: 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