内容紹介
Cancer Screening in Japan and Prostate Cancer Screening
Summary
National cancer control programs are structured to include four main areas: prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment, and palliative care. Cancer screening is particularly important because it helps to reduce medical costs and achieve maximum benefits for both patients and the country. There are many issues with cancer screening in Japan that need a solution, such as low participation rate and lack of sufficient quality control. Prostate cancer screening frequently leads to over-diagnosis and over-treatment, and therefore it should not be part of the 6th national screening program in Japan.
要旨
がんの本質に根差した日本のがん対策の4本柱を記し,そのなかでがん検診の果たす意義を述べた。日本のがん検診の問題点と,その解決に向けた私見を述べた。前立腺がん検診については,現状では六番目の対策型がん検診として日本に導入するのは時期尚早であることを述べた。
目次
Summary
National cancer control programs are structured to include four main areas: prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment, and palliative care. Cancer screening is particularly important because it helps to reduce medical costs and achieve maximum benefits for both patients and the country. There are many issues with cancer screening in Japan that need a solution, such as low participation rate and lack of sufficient quality control. Prostate cancer screening frequently leads to over-diagnosis and over-treatment, and therefore it should not be part of the 6th national screening program in Japan.
要旨
がんの本質に根差した日本のがん対策の4本柱を記し,そのなかでがん検診の果たす意義を述べた。日本のがん検診の問題点と,その解決に向けた私見を述べた。前立腺がん検診については,現状では六番目の対策型がん検診として日本に導入するのは時期尚早であることを述べた。