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Validity of Self-reported Participation in Cancer Screenings and Health Checkups in Japan
Authors
Isao Muraki, Tomotaka Sobue, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Shoichiro Tsugane, Norie Sawada, Hiroyasu Iso
J-Stage
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/35/1/35_JE20240090/_article
Highlights
- We compared self-reported participation in cancer screenings and health checkups with municipality records.
- Self-reported participation in colorectal, stomach, breast, and cervical cancer screenings was moderately valid.
- Self-reported participation in lung cancer screening was underreported and participation in health checkup was overreported.
- Self-reported screening participation should be carefully interpreted to assess the performance of preventive measures.
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