The Cost-Effectiveness of Adding Helicobacter Pylori Screening to the National Gastric Cancer Screening Program in Korea: Protocol for a Cost-Effectiveness Modeling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Korea, the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) was implemented in 1999 and provides biennial endoscopy for adults aged ≥40 years. The NCSP has contributed to the early detection of gastric cancer and reduction of associated mortality in Korea. Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of gastric cancer. Screening for and eradication of H pylori reduces the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer. Previous studies have reported that screening for H pylori is a cost-saving intervention that can significantly decrease gastric cancer burden in areas with a high prevalence of H pylori infection. However, no study has examined whether incorporating H pylori screening into national endoscopic screening is cost effective.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the co

SUBMITTER: Bae S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308161 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature