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  • Title: The impact of high-density barium use in double contrast radiographic methods for gastric cancer screening in Niigata, Japan.
    Author: Wakai S, Tanabe N, Suzuki H.
    Journal: Tohoku J Exp Med; 2005 Apr; 205(4):343-9. PubMed ID: 15750330.
    Abstract:
    Use of high-density barium (= or > 180 w/v%) has been widely spread in community-based mass screening for gastric cancer in Japan. However, the impact on outcomes of the screening has not been fully evaluated. Then, we investigated the advantage of high-density barium use by comparing the outcomes between a period with high-density barium and that with low-density barium (< 180 w/v%) each for 3 consecutive years between 1991 and 2002 at 5 medical examination organizations in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, sex and medical organization revealed that the introduction of high-density barium decreases the positive finding rate in initial mass screening x-ray examinations by 12% (odds ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.86 - 0.90) and increase the gastric cancer detection rate by diagnostic examination by 15% (odds ratio, 1.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.31). We conclude that introduction of high-density barium has improved the efficiency of mass screening for gastric cancer by decreasing unnecessary diagnostic examinations and reducing the total personal and public health costs. Thus, nationwide use of high-density barium is recommended for mass gastric cancer screening in Japan.
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