Effectiveness of the Korean National Cancer Screening Program in Reducing Gastric Cancer Mortality

• Published in: Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 152; no. 6; pp. 1319 - 1328.e7
• Main Authors: Jun, Jae Kwan, Choi, Kui Son, Lee, Hoo-Yeon, Suh, Mina, Park, Boyoung, Song, Seung Hoon, Jung, Kyu Won, Lee, Chan Wha, Choi, Il Ju, Park, Eun-Cheol, Lee, Dukhyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data; Endoscopy; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - statistics & numerical data; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Photofluorography; Radiography - statistics & numerical data; Republic of Korea; Stomach Neoplasms; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Stomach Neoplasms - mortality; Photofluorography; NHIS; Mass Screening; OR; CI; UGI; KNCSP; Endoscopy; Stomach Neoplasms; Korean National Cancer Screening Program; odds ratio; National Health Insurance Service; upper gastrointestinal; confidence interval

It is not clear whether screening for gastric cancer by upper endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series examinations (looking at the upper and middle sections of the gastrointestinal tract by imaging techniques) reduces mortality. Nevertheless, the Korean National Cancer Screening Program for...