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Conundrums in screening for cancer
Author(s) -
Miller Anthony B.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.25081
Subject(s) - cervix , breast cancer screening , medicine , natural history , cancer , population , cancer screening , gynecology , breast cancer , disease , mammography , environmental health , pathology
Screening for cancer has to be carefully organized for maximum effectiveness, and introduced in full understanding of the natural history of the disease. There are major potential harms as well as benefits from screening. The current state of art for breast, cervix and prostate cancer screening is reviewed, only for breast and cervix are policies of screening in the population justified.