title: What is the role of early detection and screening in cancer control?
abstract: The guidelines for early cancer detection of the American Cancer Society are critically reviewed. It is concluded that only for some elements of the guidelines relating to breast, cervix and colorectal cancer is there good evidence of effectiveness sufficient for public health policy. However, for breast cancer screening under the age of 50, and prostate cancer screening at any age, the evidence currently does not justify the approaches recommended by the Society.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000570:American Cancer Society; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009780:Occult Blood; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen