ReviewBMC health services research2024
Cancer screening programs in South-east Asia and Western Pacific.
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- Screening programmes and breast cancer mortality: an observational study of 194 countries.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Observational
- Global trends and epidemiological shifts in gastrointestinal cancers: insights from the past four decades.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2025Article
- Temporal trends, disease burden and attributable risk factors of stomach and colorectal cancers among 31 countries and territories in Western Pacific region, 2000Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence utilization in cancer screening program across ASEAN: a scoping review.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Breast cancer prevention in the Western Pacific region.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Molecular characterization of colorectal cancer (CRC) using next generation sequencing (NGS) in bridging the gap between research and clinical practice: from biomarker discovery to clinical implementation.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- The Value of Clinical Decision Support in Healthcare: A Focus on Screening and Early Detection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Trends in female breast cancer among adolescent and young adults in Southeast Asia.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Article
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- The long-term quality of life after distal and pylorus-preserving gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer: A prospective multi-institutional study (CCOG1601).Surgery today · 2025Observational
- Population-specific characteristics and outcomes in esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma: a Chinese-Western comparison with prognostic nomogram.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of laryngeal cancer attributable to smoking, 1990-2021, and projections to 2036: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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12 authors at 10 institutions in 10 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe burden of cancer can be altered by screening. The field of cancer screening is constantly evolving; from the initiation of program for new cancer types as well as exploring innovative screening strategies (e.g. new screening tests). The aim of this study was to perform a landscape analysis of existing cancer screening programs in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific.
methodsWe conducted an overview of cancer screening in the region with the goal of summarizing current designs of cancer screening programs. First, a selective narrative literature review was used as an exploration to identify countries with organized screening programs. Second, representatives of each country with an organized program were approached and asked to provide relevant information on the organizations of their national or regional cancer screening program.
resultsThere was wide variation in the screening strategies offered in the considered region with only eight programs identified as having an organized design. The majority of these programs did not meet all the essential criteria for being organized screening. The greatest variation was observed in the starting and stopping ages.
conclusionsEssential criteria of organized screening are missed. Improving organization is crucial to ensure that the beneficial effects of screening are achieved in the long-term. It is strongly recommended to consider a regional cancer screening network.
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