Table 1.

The 4 national cancer screening programs in China.

Program	Start year	Prevention focus	Coverage
Cancer Screening Program in Rural Areas	2005	High-risk areas of upper gastrointestinal cancer	In 263 counties in 31 provinces (by 2020)
Cancer Screening Program in Huaihe River Area	2007	High-risk population of esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and liver cancer	By 2019, a total of 32 counties in 4 provinces (Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui, and Henan)
Cervical Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening Program for Women	2009	Women aged 35-64 years in rural target areas, cervical cancer, and breast cancer	In total, 87% (2644 counties) of counties in China for cervical cancer and 81% (2456 counties) of counties in China for breast cancer (by 2020)
Cancer Screening Program in Urban Areas	2012	Population risk factors survey, high-risk population assessment, cancer screening, and health economic evaluation were carried out for lung, breast, colorectal, esophagus, stomach, and liver	The initial 9 provinces in 2012 and 76 cities in 30 provinces by 2022