Current situation of cancer screening in primary health setting in China
10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2019.55.228
- Author:
Yue ZHU
1
Author Information
1. Department of General Practice, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cost-benefit analysis;
Early detection of cancer;
Neoplasms;
Primary health setting
- From:
Tumor
2019;39(9):756-761
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In recent decades, the incidence and mortality rates of cancer have kept increasing in China, resulting in heavier health burden. Promoting reasonable and effective cancer screening services in community will meet the urgent needs of residents for cancer screening, decrease the incidence rate of advanced cancer, and reduce the burden of cancer. At present, the primary health setting in China has carried out screening practice for lung cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer and esophageal cancer, but there is still a lack of combined evaluation of various screening methods for different types of cancer in community. This article reviews the existing literature in order to summarize the organization of cancer screening services in community and the effectiveness and cost of screening common cancers, aiming to provide a more intuitive reference for cancer screening services in domestic primary health setting.
