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- Title
A Questionnaire-Based Survey on Screening for Gastric and Colorectal Cancer by Physicians in East Asian Countries in 2010.
- Authors
Naito, Yuji; Uchiyama, Kazuhiko; Kinoshita, Yoshikazu; Fukudo, Shin; Joh, Takashi; Suzuki, Hidekazu; Takahashi, Shin'ichi; Ueno, Fumiaki; Fujiwara, Yasuhiro; Arakawa, Tetsuo; Matsumoto, Takayuki; Hahm, Ki-Baik; Kachintorn, Udom; Syam, Ari Fahrial; Rani, Abdul Aziz; Sollano, Jose D.; Zhu, Qi
- Abstract
Background: The incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is high, and colorectal cancer (CRC) has significantly increased in Asian countries. Aim: To examine the current screening for GC and CRC within East Asia by means of a questionnaire survey. Methods: Representative members of the Committee of the International Gastrointestinal Consensus Symposium provided a questionnaire to physicians in six East Asian countries. Results: A total of 449 physicians participated in this survey. In all countries, more than 70% of physicians started GC screening between 40 and 59 years. The most popular method to screen for GC was endoscopy (92.7%), but combination methods such as Helicobacter pylori (HP) antibody, barium X-ray, and tumor marker with endoscopy differed by country. For HP-positive individuals, most physicians screened every year by endoscopy, and for individuals post-HP eradication, about half of physicians (56.3%) thought there was a need to follow-up with GC screening. Among all physicians, the most common age to start CRC screening was in the 40s (39.8%) and 50s (40.9%). Based on the American Cancer Society Recommendations, a fecal occult blood test every year was the most popular method for CRC screening overall. However, among each country, this test was most popular in only Japan (76.9%) and Indonesia. In other countries, sigmoidoscopy every 5 years and total colonoscopy every 10 years were the most popular methods. Conclusion: There are similarities and differences in the screening of GC and CRC among East Asian countries. Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
ASIA; COLON cancer; BIOMARKERS; AMERICAN Cancer Society Inc.; ENDOSCOPY; SURVEYS
- Publication
Digestion, 2012, Vol 86, Issue 2, p94
- ISSN
0012-2823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000339342