Abstract
Objectives: We examined the adverse influence of cigarette smoking on the increase in the positive rates of gastric cancer screening using the indirect-X-ray examination and investigated the effect of smoking cessation on the accuracy in gastric cancer screening.
Methods: We analyzed 13,969 individuals who underwent gastric cancer screening using the indirect-X-ray examination during a year in 2011.
Results: A positive significant correlation was recognized between the smoking status and the positive judgments on whole subjects. This correlation was also recognized in both 30-49 and 50-69 age groups.
Discussion: Smoking may increase false positive rates results by significant increase in the positive rates of gastric cancer screening using the indirect-X-ray examination.
Conclusions: We should remind smokers and the person in charge of local public organizations or companies to recognize the adverse influence of cigarette smoking on the accuracy of gastric cancer screening using the indirect-X-ray examination for promoting the motivation for smoking cessation.
