Responsible cancer screening

In the Netherlands, national screening programs for breast and cervical cancer are operating, whilst that for colorectal cancer is in preparation. In the meantime, experimental studies have been conducted into the effectiveness of prostate and lung cancer screening. Death from these five types of cancer is reduced by these screening investigations. However, these screening programmes also have disadvantages, such as unnecessary referral for definitive diagnosis in the hospital. The average hospital would receive on a yearly basis via screening 156 referrals of women with breast cancer, 79 for cervical cancer and nearly 1100 persons for colorectal cancer. n average general practice encounters annually 3 positive screening results for breast cancer, almost 1 referral for cervical carcinoma or an early stage thereof, and every two years a patient with CIN III. For colorectal cancer around 22 referrals can be expected yearly, of which 8 will have adenoma or cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:155

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 155(2011), 45 vom: 26., Seite A3934

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Verantwoord screenen op kanker

Beteiligte Personen:

Verbeek, André L M [VerfasserIn]
van Dijck, Jos A A M [VerfasserIn]
Kiemeney, Labertus A L M [VerfasserIn]
Broeders, Mirelle J M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.01.2012

Date Revised 17.11.2011

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM21305907X