Essay About Cancer Screening And Breast Cancer Screening Fees

Cancer Screening in Japan
IE UNIVERSITYJULIEN AZZI, DANIL KHARITONOV, LUC DELOBEL, MARTA PÉREZ-PLA, SHAYANE SNOUSSI[pic 1][pic 2]PESTLE ANALYSIS Political FactorsEconomic FactorsSocial Factors – Government initiatives and subsidies of diagnostic tests (pays up to 90% of breast cancer screening fees)- Participation in the national health insurance program is mandatory- Government wants to increase prevention to reduce health-related costs- 2012: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare budgeted 35.7 billion yen for cancer control (6.6 times the budget before the 2004 3rd 10-year strategy- Low health care costs – Free-per-service system and typically low out-of-pocket expenses – High-utilization of health services – The health care system is unsustainable in the future due to aging population (erosion of tax base)- Budget constraints due to over-indebtedness – The health care system is mainly budgeted by taxes, fees collected from employers and co-payments – Between 2005 and 2007, breast cancer awareness increased from 55% to 70%- High life expectancy (Japan has the oldest population in the world) and likelihood to die from degenerative diseases like cancer- 1 in 2 Japanese might be diagnosed with cancer during his/her life- Cancer is leading cause of death in Japan- Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer for women- In most cases, cancer was detected after stage IIc – Preference for collectivistic appealsTechnological Factors Legal Factors Environmental Factors – Mammography screening (breast X-ray) – Breast self-examination – 90% of breast cancer can be cured, with early detection and treatment – Medical interview – 1984: “Comprehensive 10-year strategy for cancer control” (completed by others pieces of legislation in 1994 and 2004)- Women over 40 are officially recommended to have mammography screening every 2 years- Cancer Control Act law of 2007 and the initiative for “50% Cancer Screening Rate”- Animal studies in the laboratories – Study on humans *the ideas are taking from the internet