Abstract
A mass screening program for colorectal cancer has been conducted in Japan for several years, and the nationwide statistics showed a total of 416,382 participants in 1988. This paper describes the present status of mass screening program for colorectal cancer in Japan and related issues as follows: annual trend of the number of examinees, age distribution of examinees, screening methods, diagnostic methods, evaluation of screening accuracy for fecal occult blood tests, and screening interval.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Carcinoma / diagnosis
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Carcinoma / epidemiology
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Carcinoma / prevention & control*
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Carcinoma in Situ / diagnosis
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Carcinoma in Situ / epidemiology
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Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Colorectal Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Colorectal Neoplasms / prevention & control*
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Female
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Guaiac
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Humans
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Immunologic Techniques
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Japan / epidemiology
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Male
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Mass Screening* / methods
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Mass Screening* / statistics & numerical data
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Middle Aged
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Occult Blood*
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Predictive Value of Tests
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ROC Curve
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Time Factors