Screening for early detection of cancer.
This article presents the general principles of screening for cancer which have rigorously to be judged before programmes can be introduced. As to cervical and breast cancer, there is good evidence that screening can be beneficial. On the other hand, with lung or colorectal cancer screening programmes cannot be recommended as efficient measures to control these diseases.
Department of Medicine (Charité), Humboldt University, Berlin.
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D008403:Mass Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control