Screening Rates of Major Cancers after a Cancer Diagnosis in Adults in Korea

암진단 병력에 따른 주요 암 검진율

  • Park, Jin Kyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Hyun Ah (Department of Family Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • 박진균 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 내과) ;
  • 박현아 (인제대학교 의과대학 서울백병원 가정의학과)
  • Published : 2012.06.30

Abstract

Background: With the number of cancer survivors increasing, follow-up care to deal with problems related to their original cancer is needed. One of these is screening for a second primary cancer as cancer survivors are one of the high-risk groups for cancer occurrence. The purpose of this study was to assess the screening rates of major cancers in patients with a history of cancer in Korea. Methods: Our data were from the $4^{th}$ Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We narrowed the data to include 11,169 adults aged 40 and 80 years. Participants were grouped according to their history of cancer and the time since cancer diagnosis into no cancer group (no cancer diagnosis), cancer survivor group (cancer diagnosis ${\geq}5$ years ago), and cancer follow-up group (cancer diagnosis <5 years ago). We estimated the screening acceptance rates of major cancers according to the cancer history and assessed the relationships between them. Results: The cancer screening rates of stomach, breast, cervix, and colon were $42.4{\pm}.9%$, $45.5{\pm}5.6%$, $42.1{\pm}6.4%$, and $24.1{\pm}3.8%$ for the cancer survivor group and $45.6{\pm}5.2%$, $61.9{\pm}6.2%$, $48.8{\pm}7.0%$, and $20.8{\pm}4.3%$ for the cancer follow-up group. A history of cancer diagnosis was not related to the acceptance rate of stomach and cervical cancer screening. Breast cancer screening (odd ratio [OR], 1.783; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.044-3.048) increased only in the cancer follow-up group. At 5 years after a cancer diagnosis, only the screening rate for colon cancer (OR, 1.701; 95% CI, 1.119-2.588) persistently increased compared to individuals without a history of cancer. Conclusions: The screening for breast cancer was the only screening examination whose rate increased in the cancer follow-up group, with the significance disappearing in the cancer survivor group. Our results demonstrate that the screening rate for secondary cancers is below optimal in cancer patients in Korea.

연구배경: 암생존자의 증가와 함께 암생존자의 건강관리의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 암생존자는 이차암의 위험도가 높은 집단으로 암검진의 필요성 또한 높다. 본 연구에서는 한국인 성인에서 암진단 병력에 따라 주요 암 검진율을 확인하고자 하였다. 방법: 제4기 국민건강영양조사의 면접조사에 참여한 40세부터 80세까지 성인 11,169명을 대상으로 하였다. 암진 단력과 진단 시기를 확인하여 암미진단군, 암생존자군, 암추적관찰군으로 나누어 국립암센터의 암검진 가이드라인을 기준으로 주요 암 수검률을 예측하고, 암진단 병력과 진단 후 시간이 수검률이 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 결과: 암생존자군의 위암, 유방암, 자궁경부암, 대장암 수검률은 $42.4{\pm}4.9%$, $45.5{\pm}5.6%$, $42.1{\pm}6.4%$, $24.1{\pm}3.8%$였다. 암추적관찰군에서는 각각 $45.6{\pm}5.2%$, $61.9{\pm}6.2%$, $48.8{\pm}7.0%$, $20.8{\pm}4.3%$였다. 암진단 여부는 진단 후 시간경과에 관계없이 위암과 자궁경부암 검사 수검률에 영향을 주지 않았고, 암추적관찰군에서는 유방암(odd ratio [OR], 1.783; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.044-3.048)과 모든 암검진(OR, 2.303; 95% CI, 1.541-3.442)에 대한 수검률이 증가하지만, 암생존자군에서는 대장암 검진수검률(OR 1.701; 95% CI, 1.119-2.588)을 제외하고는 암미진단자와 다르지 않았다. 결론: 주요 암 검진 중 유방암 검진 수검률만이 암추적관찰군에서 증가하다가 암진단 후 5년이 경과한 후에는 암미진단군과 차이가 없어졌다. 한국인 암진단자에서 주요암 검진 수검률은 높지 않으며, 암진단 여부와 암검진 수검률은 진단 후 시간경과에 따라 다른 관련성을 보인다.

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