According to a survey by the Japan Cancer Society, the number of people who underwent cancer screening conducted by local governments last year was only about 90% in 2019 before the spread of the new coronavirus.
The association is calling for early consultation, saying that more cases may be found with advanced cancer.
The Japan Cancer Society has announced the results of a nationally recommended number of people screened for gastric cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer at branch offices nationwide.
According to this, the total number of people who underwent cancer screening in the last year was about 5,376,500, which is more than 1.02 million more than adults, recovering 23.5%, but the infection spread to almost 6 million. Compared to 2019 before the start of, 10.3%, nearly 620,000 people were less.
The rate of decrease compared to 2019 is
▽ gastric cancer 13.2%
▽ lung cancer 11.0%
▽ breast cancer 9.9%
▽ colorectal cancer 9.0%
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cervical cancer 8.0%
We are calling for an early consultation because there is a risk that the number of cases that can be found in an advanced state will increase.
It is said that the number of examinees recovered to the same level as usual from autumn to winter last year, but Hiroshi Konishi, director of the Japan Cancer Society, said, "I am concerned that if the corona infection spreads again in the future, it will have an impact again. The screening institution is taking proper measures against infection, so I would like you to have a medical examination this year. "