Evaluation of the knowledge of women and registered nurses in Japan regarding the benefits and risks of breast cancer screening.

Routine, population-based mammographic screening for breast cancer has been implemented nationally in Japan for the past decade. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of the general public and of nurses concerning breast screening practices in Japan, especially with regards to the benefits and risks of breast cancer screening. In 2014, a questionnaire regarding the benefits and risks of breast cancer screening was administered to women who underwent breast cancer screening and to registered nurses.

The Japanese Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening.

Objective: The incidence of breast cancer has progressively increased, making it the leading cause of cancer deaths in Japan. Breast cancer accounts for 20.4% of all new cancers with a reported age-standardized rate of 63.

Gastric small cell carcinoma with marked response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

We report a patient with gastric small cell carcinoma (SCC) who showed a marked response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The patient was a 72-year-old Japanese man who was admitted because of epigastralgia. Subsequent examination revealed the presence of advanced gastric carcinoma in the lesser curvature of the lower body of the stomach, with multiple abdominal lymph node metastases.