title: [Evaluation of cancer screening programs in relation to screening recommendations].
abstract: Cancer screening programs have been conducted in Japan as a public health policy without evidence that the programs were effective at reducing the mortality. To achieve mortality reduction in the country, organized screening is obviously necessary. To learn from international guidelines on cancer screening, the recommendations from the American Cancer Society was reviewed and summarized. A recent revision of the recommendation of Japanese screening programs for breast cancer and uterine cancer were also referred.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Screening Technology Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*