Open AccessA study protocol of population-based cancer screening cohort study on esophageal, stomach and liver cancer in rural China
Author(s) -
Li Jiang,
Li He,
Hongmei Zeng,
Rongshou Zheng,
Maomao Cao,
Dianqin Sun,
Jiansong Ren,
Wanqing Chen,
Jié He
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese journal of cancer research/chinese journal of cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1993-0631
pISSN - 1000-9604
DOI - 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2020.04.11
Subject(s) - medicine , liver cancer , family medicine , esophageal cancer , cancer , cancer screening , population , hepatitis b , rural area , hbsag , traditional medicine , environmental health , hepatitis b virus , pathology , immunology , virus
National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China collaborated with many ministries and commissions government and initiated a population-based cancer screening program in high-risk area of rural China, targeting three types of cancer that are most prevalent in these areas, including esophageal, stomach and liver cancer. This study protocol was reported to show the design and evaluate the effectiveness of cancer screening and appropriate screening strategies of three cancers in rural China.