Epidemiol Health.  2014;36:e2014013. 10.4178/epih/e2014013.

Cancer screenee cohort study of the National Cancer Center in South Korea

• Kim J

• KMID: 2380557
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2014013

Abstract

The Cancer Screenee Cohort Study was first established in 2002 by the National Cancer Center in South Korea to investigate all possible risk factors related to cancers and to expand biological specimen banking for the development of effective methodologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, and prevention. As of July in 2014, total 41,105 participants were enrolled in this cohort. Data were collected via questionnaire, clinical examination, cancer screening, and biological specimen testing including blood, urine, and exfoliated cervical cells. The highest incidence was found to be thyroid cancer, according to a nested case-control study that was linked to the National Cancer Registry information as of December 31, 2011. Case-control, cross-sectional, and cohort studies have been published using these data since 2009. Diet and nutrition was the most published topic, followed by genetics, hepatitis B virus and liver cancer screening, methodologies, physical activity, obesity, metabolic syndrome, smoking and alcohol consumption, and blood type. Evidence from the Cancer Screenee Cohort Study is highly anticipated to reduce the burden of cancer in the Korean population and aid in the detection, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer.

Keyword

National Cancer Center; Cancer; Cohort; Korea

MeSH Terms

Alcohol Drinking
Biological Specimen Banks
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies*
Diagnosis
Diet
Early Detection of Cancer
Genetics
Hepatitis B virus
Incidence
Korea
Liver Neoplasms
Mass Screening
Motor Activity
Obesity
Risk Factors
Smoke
Smoking
Thyroid Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
Smoke