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Gastric cancer screening in Korea: report on the national cancer screening program in 2008.

Authors
 Kyung Sook Lee  ;  Dong Kwan Oh  ;  Mi Ah Han  ;  Hoo-Yeon Lee  ;  Jae Kwan Jun  ;  Kui Son Choi  ;  Eun-Cheol Park 
Citation
 CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, Vol.43(2) : 83-88, 2011 
Journal Title
CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
ISSN
 1598-2998 
Issue Date
2011
Keywords
Korea ; Mass screening ; Stomach neopla는
Abstract
PURPOSE: The National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) began in 1999. The objective of this report is to evaluate the results of the NCSP in 2008 and provide essential evidence associated with the gastric cancer screening program in Korea.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data was obtained from the National Cancer Screening Information System; participation rates in gastric cancer screening were calculated. According to screening modalities, recall rates were estimated with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

RESULTS: The target population of the gastric cancer screening program in 2008 was 7,132,820 Korean men and women aged 40 and over, 2,076,544 of whom underwent upper endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series as screening tools (participation rate, 29.1%). Disparities in participation rates were observed relating to gender and health insurance type. Overall, recall rates of upper endoscopy and UGI series were 3.1% (95% CI, 3.0 to 3.1) and 33.3% (95% CI, 33.3 to 33.4), respectively.

CONCLUSION: According to our research, efforts to facilitate participation and to reduce disparities in gastric cancer screening among Korean men and women are needed. These results will provide essential data for evidence-based strategies in gastric cancer control in Korea.
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DOI
10.4143/crt.2011.43.2.83
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Eun-Cheol(박은철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/94037
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