Report of the Thirteenth International Symposium of the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research: cancer screening-past, present and future.
Report of the Thirteenth International Symposium of the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research: cancer screening-past, present and future.
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癌症研究促进基金会第十三届国际研讨会报告:癌症筛查——过去、现在和未来。
DOI:
10.1093/jjco/hyd082
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
T. Sugimura
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作者:
P. Davis;M. Hakama;S. Hisamichi;T. Kakizoe;T. Sano;T. Sugimura
Dr Sugimura (National Cancer Center, Tokyo) opened the symposium with a welcome address and a review of the previous symposia, which have looked at fundamental and clinical research in organ-specific cancer and his personal view of cancer screening (1,2). Since 1981, cancer has been the leading cause of death in Japan and there are many questions relating to early detection and treatment. The role of multistage carcinogenesis has been raised, leading to a progression from normal tissue to precancerous lesions and early cancer with its relationship to the timing of detection (3). Dr Kakizoe (NCC, Tokyo), in the opening address, raised the issues of the mechanisms of cancer detection. These included presentation with symptoms or following self-check examination, both with uncertainty as to the stage of detection and presentation in the asymptomatic stage. It is the latter which was the brief of this symposium, to promote early detection and hence early and most effective treatment. Also included was the future prediction of cancer development, with detection through genetic studies such as the BRCA 1 and 2 genes in breast cancer, which would allow careful follow-up, chemoprevention and prophylactic treatment. SESSION 1