Korean J Prev Med.  2000 Mar;33(1):99-108.

Analysis of Cancer Screening Recommendations by Physicians for Various Types of Cancer

• Park YM
• Lee WC
• Yum KS
• Koo JW
• Yim HW
• Lee KS
• Kim HK

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to examine the present status of cancer screening recommendations(beginning age, interval, recommended screening methods, etc.) by physicians and analyze the association between physician's characteristics and the content of their recommendations.
METHODS
Data were collected from March 1 to April 30 of 1997, and 373 physicians who were from different hospital settings all over Korea were interviewed by telephone about their screening recommendations for stomach, cervical and breast cancer for those who provided cancer screening services.
RESULTS
For stomach cancer screening, respondents recommended that cancer screening begin at 40 years of age(57.8%), with a 1 year interval(77.2%), and by gastrofibroscopy (86.2%). For cervical cancer screening, respondents recommended that cancer screening begin at 25 years of age(42.0%), with a 1 year interval(67.8%), and by using a Pap smear(100.0%). For breast cancer screening, respondents recommended that cancer screening begin at 35 years of age(38.7%), with a 1 year interval(57.3%), and by mammography (97.3%).
CONCLUSIONS
To establish appropriate cancer screening recommendations for Korea, it may be useful to consider the above results concerning medical care providers.

Keyword

Mass screening; Stomach cancer; Breast cancer; Cervical cancer

MeSH Terms

Breast Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
Early Detection of Cancer*
Korea
Mammography
Mass Screening
Stomach
Stomach Neoplasms
Telephone
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms