Lee Won-Chul
Department of Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea.
J Med Screen. 2006;13 Suppl 1:S20-2.
Some issues and activities in cancer screening in Korea are briefly described, in particular those in stomach, breast and colorectal screening. There is randomized trial evidence for the efficacy of screening for breast cancer and colorectal neoplasia. Stomach cancer screening is as yet unproven, but the disease is very common in Korea and one of the leading causes of death. There are major related issues to be addressed by the country in the near future. These include improving uptake and coverage rates, quality control and evaluation. Colorectal cancer will be a major concern as its incidence and mortality rates have been increasing rapidly in recent years.
本文简要介绍了韩国癌症筛查中的一些问题和活动，特别是胃癌、乳腺癌和结直肠癌筛查方面。有随机试验证据表明乳腺癌和结直肠肿瘤筛查具有有效性。胃癌筛查的效果尚未得到证实，但胃癌在韩国非常常见，是主要死因之一。该国在不久的将来需要解决一些主要相关问题，包括提高参与率和覆盖率、质量控制和评估。由于近年来结直肠癌的发病率和死亡率迅速上升，它将成为一个主要关注点。
