Challenges and prospects for early gastrointestinal cancer screening in China
10.16781/j.0258-879x.2020.01.0001
- Author:
Yi-Qi DU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University)
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colonic neoplasms;
Early diagnosis;
Esophageal neoplasms;
Screening;
Serum biomarkers;
Stomach neoplasms
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2020;41(1):1-5
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
China is a country with high incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and colon cancer seriously threaten the health of people, and leads to heavy medical burdens. This review discusses the current screening protocol of GI cancer and pancreatic cancer. It also interprets the relevant policies issued by the state in recent years, and evaluates the effects of new technologies such as serum pepsinogen combined with gastrin in detecting gastric cancer, fecal and blood gene detection for colon cancer, and "serum liquid biopsy" of pancreatic cancer for early cancer screening. We also point out the difficulties and challenges in cancer screening at early stage, and the significance of promoting early cancer screening to reduce the mortality of GI cancer in China.
