title: [Epidemiologic reasons for screening programs in the national health service].
abstract: The author describes the current health state of the Hungarian population in terms of cancer mortality and morbidity. Based on the comparative analysis of national and international, mainly European, data he describes the unfavourable Hungarian indices trying to identify their causes and the possible breaking free from them, as well. The greatest potential lies in the organised, continuous screenings within the frame of "Johan Béla National Programme of the Decade of Health". Since tumour diseases pose severe and alarming problems in national health care the reduction of extremely high mortality in three tumour localisation (cervix uteri, breast and colorectum) by regular screenings is absolutely justified.
authors.affiliation: Országos Onkológiai Intézet, Központi Klinikai Laboratórium, Budapest.
authors.forename: Szabolcs
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ottó
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution