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ArticleGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2023

Risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer and death in persons with negative screening results: results from the National Cancer Screening Program in South Korea.

Xuan Quy Luu, Kyeongmin Lee, Jae Kwan Jun, Mina Suh, Kyu-Won Jung, Il Ju Choi, Kui Son Choi

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Xuan Quy LuuDepartment of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea.
Kyeongmin LeeDepartment of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea.
Jae Kwan JunNational Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea.
Mina SuhNational Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea.
Kyu-Won JungNational Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea.
Il Ju ChoiCenter for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea.
Kui Son ChoiDepartment of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, South Korea. kschoi@ncc.re.kr.ORCID 0000-0001-5336-3874

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National Cancer Center #2210772
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backgroundThe Korea National Cancer Screening Program (KNCSP) offers upper endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal series (UGIS) biannually for people aged ≥ 40 years. This study aimed to assess the effect of negative screening results on the incidence of and mortality from upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.

methodsA population-based retrospective cohort of 15,850,288 men and women was constructed using data from 3 national databases. The participants were followed until the end of 2017 for data on cancer incidence and in 2019 for data on the vital status. Cox proportional hazard model with time-varying exposure was used to assess the association.

resultsBy the end of the follow-up period, 230,783 upper GI cancer cases and 99,348 upper GI cancer deaths were recorded. Negative gastric cancer screening was significantly associated with a lower risk of upper GI cancer in both UGIS (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.80-0.82) and upper endoscopy (aHR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.67-0.68) groups. The HRs for upper GI mortality were 0.55 (95% CI = 0.54-0.56) and 0.21 (95% CI = 0.21-0.22) for the UGIS and upper endoscopy groups, respectively. The most significant reductions in the risk of upper GI cancer (UGIS: aHR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.74-0.77; upper endoscopy: aHR = 0.60, 95% CI = 0.59-0.61) and death (UGIS: aHR = 0.54, 95% CI = 0.52-0.55; upper endoscopy: aHR = 0.19, 95% CI = 0.19-0.20) were observed among individual aged 60-69 years.

conclusionNegative screening cases, especially in upper endoscopy of the KNCSP, were associated with an overall reduction in the risk of and mortality from upper GI cancer.

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Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerEndoscopy, GastrointestinalFemaleHumansMaleRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesEndoscopyMass screeningPhotofluorographyUpper gastrointestinal tract

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