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. 2011 Jun;43(2):83-8.
doi: 10.4143/crt.2011.43.2.83. Epub 2011 Jun 30.

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

Kyung Sook Lee  1 , Dong Kwan Oh, Mi Ah Han, Hoo-Yeon Lee, Jae Kwan Jun, Kui Son Choi, Eun-Cheol Park
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Gastric cancer screening in Korea: report on the national cancer screening program in 2008

Kyung Sook Lee et al. Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jun.

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.

Keywords: Korea; Mass screening; Stomach neoplasms.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest relevant to this article was not reported.

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Number of participants by health insurance type and age from the National Cancer Screening Program, 2008.
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Number of participants by screening modalities and age from the National Cancer Screening Program, 2008. UGI, upper gastrointestinal.
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Participation rates by gender and age from the National Cancer Screening Program, 2008.
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Participation rates by health insurance type and age from the National Cancer Screening Program, 2008.
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