| Literature DB >> 1751945 |
S Hisamichi1, A Fukao, Y Fujii, I Tsuji, S Komatsu, H Inawashiro, Y Tsubono.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1751945
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Detect Prev ISSN: 0361-090X