Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer

This study will evaluate whether a precision navigation intervention can help community residents at high risk for cancer complete recommended cancer screening. The study will be conducted in communities participating in an urban cancer screening program in China. Eligible participants will be adults aged 45 to 74 years who are permanent residents of participating communities and have been identified as being at high risk for at least one of five cancers: lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, upper gastrointestinal cancer, or liver cancer. Participants must not have completed the corresponding free clinical screening before enrollment. This is a dual-cohort, cluster randomized controlled trial. Communities, rather than individual participants, will be assigned to one of three groups: a precision navigation group, a usual health education group, or a waiting control group. Participants will be classified into two cohorts according to the number of cancers for which they are assessed as high risk. Cohort A will include participants at high risk for three or more cancers, and Cohort B will include participants at high risk for one or two cancers. Participants in the precision navigation group will receive a personalized navigation report matched to their risk profile. The report will explain the screening tests most relevant to them, help them understand screening choices, and provide practical steps to support screening completion. Participants in the usual health education group will receive general cancer screening education materials. Participants in the waiting control group will not receive active screening promotion during the main intervention period, but will receive general education materials after the primary assessment. The main outcome is whether participants complete the recommended cancer screening during follow-up. The study will also assess changes in screening-related decision conflict, anxiety, self-efficacy, and behavioral intention. A subgroup of participants will provide blood samples before and after the intervention to explore possible biological mechanisms related to stress, inflammation, and screening behavior. The results may help improve community-based cancer screening programs and provide evidence for using personalized navigation strategies to increase screening participation among high-risk populations.

This randomized controlled trial aims to determine the optimal exercise intensity for improving postoperative recovery in patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer. Participants who have undergone curative surgery will be randomly assigned to high-intensity interval training (HIIT), low-intensity continuous training (LICT), or usual care. The exercise interventions will be performed under supervision three times per week for eight weeks. The primary outcome is peak oxygen uptake (VO₂peak), assessed using cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Secondary outcomes include physical function, body composition, patient-reported outcomes, and biological and mechanistic markers such as inflammatory biomarkers, muscle-related factors, and gut microbiota. This study will also explore potential mechanisms underlying exercise-induced adaptations and their association with clinical outcomes.

The study is designed to collect magnetically-controlled capsule endoscopy (MCE) images, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) images, CT images, and histopathology results to establish a database for early upper gastrointestinal cancer, precancerous lesions, and precancerous conditions.