Colon Cancer Screening by Immunological Fecal Blood Testing Using 2 Sticks.

VernacularTitle:免疫便潜血検査（２日法）による大腸がん検診
Author: Tateshi FUJIYOSHI
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 1994;43(2):57-64
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: In 1992, the Third Geriatric Health Law was established to systematize colorectal cancer examination, so that an immune fecal occult blood test was applied to detect this type of cancer. The screening method for colorectal cancer through the immune fecal occult blood test has been improved on many times ever since, so far anticipated results being obtained in detecting cancer of the large intestine.
When it comes to the precision of a kit itself, the immune fecal occult blood test still leaves much to be desired, in practice.
This paper dwells on, why the colorectal cancer examination through the twice-screening test came to stay, while reviewing the history of chemical fecal occult blood testing in the past. Then, many unsettled problems with the colorectal cancer examination are discussed in reference to (1) the ability and method of data processing aftar close examinations, (2) the training of doctors in charge of colon endoscopic screening, (3) the way of propagating colorectal examination and (4) how to deal with detected adenomas. All these things considered. We suggest that a strategy meeting should be held for working out future colorectal cancer counterplans.