title: [Criteria of mass screening for cancer].
abstract: Evidence of the positive outcome of cancer screening (favorable effects higher than harmful effects) should be obtained before being acquired by the whole populations. The purpose of this article is to report the criterions necessary to the development of mass screening: knowledge of cancer, qualities of screening test, evidence of efficacy and efficiency, organizational aspects.
authors.affiliation: CHU Jean-Minjoz, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Allemand
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Critères de dépistage de masse des cancers.