Journal of Medical Screening articles from June 2001

Journal of Medical Screening archives from June 2001

JMS Online at a screen near you: www.jmedscreen.com.(Journal of Medical Screening)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... This issue of Journal of Medical Screening sees the launch of JMS Online--a full text, sophisticated website. The internet has long been an invaluable resource for science and medicine, and many publishers have recognised its potential to...

The number needed to screen--an adaptation of the number needed to treat.
June 22, 2001... The report of the Medical Research Council (MRC) trial of treatment of mild hypertension, published in 1985, ended with the conclusion that "the trial has shown that if 850 mildly hypertensive patients are given active antihypertensive drugs...

Screening for retinal detachment.
June 22, 2001... Detachment of the neurosensory retina of the eye from the underlying pigment epithelium can occur for various reasons, but by far the most common form is rhegmatogenous retinal detachment--that is, detachment after one or more retinal breaks....

Screening options for prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
June 22, 2001... Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a DNA virus and a member of the herpes family of viruses, which includes herpes simplex, Epstein-Barr, and varicella zoster viruses. Like these other viruses, once primary infection has occurred CMV establishes itself...

Screening and the number needed to treat.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Objective--To develop a measure analogous to the "number needed to treat" (NNT), which would be appropriate for population based screening programmes. Results--In the first 8 years from the start of each screening programme,...

Second trimester screening for Down's syndrome: 7 years experience.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To evaluate the effectiveness of the first 7 years of a programme for second trimester antenatal screening for Down's syndrome, using [alpha] fetoprotein [alpha] FP) and total human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) as...

Should newborn mutation scanning for hyperphenylalaninaemia and galactosaemia be implemented? A Polish experience.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Objective--To elucidate whether screening for mutations causing hyperphenylalaninaemia (HPA) and classic galactosaemia could provide important, additional information on a clinical phenotype. Method--Genotypes that cause...

Design of a multicentre randomised trial to evaluate flexible sigmoidoscopy in colorectal cancer screening.
June 22, 2001... Abstract A randomised, controlled trial in progress in 14 United Kingdom and six Italian centres is evaluating screening for colorectal cancer using a single flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) at around the age of 60 with removal during FS of all...

False positive results do not have a negative effect on reattendance for subsequent breast screening.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To find out whether a false positive breast screening result has a negative effect on subsequent screening attendance. Also considered was the proportion of women who had ever failed to reattend for screening, having...

Screen detected ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): overdiagnosis or an obligate precursor of invasive disease?(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) represents 20%-25% of malignancy detected at mammographic screening. This study aims to clarify the value of detecting DCIS at mammographic screening by assessing its biological...

Service screening with mammography of women aged 50--69 years in Sweden: effects on mortality from breast cancer.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To estimate the effect of the population based service screening programme in Sweden on mortality from breast cancer among women aged 50--69. Setting--In 1986, population based service screening with mammography...

NHS breast screening programme: compliance over successive screening rounds.(National Health Service)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... The NHS breast screening programme which began in 1988, now invites women for their first screen when they are aged between 50 and 53, with further invitations issued at intervals of 3 years. Any coherent evaluation of the programme should...

Correlations between first and second trimester markers for Down's syndrome screening.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Second trimester screening for Down's syndrome has been used for many years. [1 2] The triple test, based on alphafetoprotein (AFP), unconjugated estriol ([uE.sub.3]), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), as well as maternal age is commonly...

Screening infants for congenital deafness.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... The disorder * Bilateral permanent hearing impairment [greather than or equal to] 40 dB in the better ear. Most cases are due to cochlear disorders. * About half of cochlear disorders are due to genetic factors; at increased risk are...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
June 22, 2001... CORRECTION An error occurred in figure 4 of the paper by McCann et al (J Med Screen 2001;8:77-85). The correct figure is printed below. The journal apologises for this error. A B Spiculated mass...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
June 22, 2001... Domestic violence and the definition of screening We are currently completing a review of the evidence for screening for domestic violence, which the United Kingdom National Screening Committee commissioned us to undertake. We note the...