Endoscopic individual screening program for gastric cancer in Fukuoka city

Abstract

An endoscopic individual screening program for gastric cancer in Fukuoka city has been carried out since June 2000. This program has been performed by double check reading system by registered facilities and members of the Committee of Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening. A total of 189,429 examinees have been screened by the program from 2000 to 2013. The number of recalled examinees was 10,005, and 874 gastric cancers were detected by the program. The rate of gastric cancer detected by the program was 0.46%. Accuracy control and standardization are the minimum requirements for endoscopic screening for gastric cancer.