Advances in Liver Cancer Screening and Health Surveillance Management in Primary Care Institutions

Abstract

At present, the incidence and mortality of primary liver cancer (hereafter referred to as liver cancer) in China are high with heavy economic and disease burden. Standardized screening and health surveillance management for population as risk of liver cancer are important measures to effectively reduce the related burden of liver cancer. Currently, patients with liver cancer in primary care institutions in China lack the awareness of the necessity of liver cancer screening and surveillance with poor compliance, and the existing screening tools are less sensitive and cost-effective. This paper discusses the strategies of liver cancer screening and health surveillance management in primary care institutuons in terms of stratification of liver cancer risk assessment and screening in primary care institutions of chronic liver disease population in China, the current status of enhanced screening and long-term surveillance for population at high risk of liver cancer, to provide a reference for the standardization of screening, early diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer in China, with the aim of improving the screening coverage and control effects of liver cancer in primary care in China.

Keywords

• carcinoma, hepatocellular|hepatitis|population health management|screening|population surveillance|community health services|review