title: Cancer screening.
abstract: "Screening is the systematic application of a test or inquiry, to identify individuals at sufficient risk of a specific disorder to benefit from further investigation or direct preventive action, among persons who have not sought medical attention on account of symptoms of that disorder."
authors.affiliation: Screening and Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia. alexb@health.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barratt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mannes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Irwig
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trevena
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rychetnik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic