Journal of Medical Screening articles from June 2002

Journal of Medical Screening archives from June 2002

Could HPV testing become the sole primary cervical screening test? (Editorial: Cervical Cancer).(Editorial)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... It has been argued that infection with one of the high risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary event in the aetiology of cervical cancer. (1) Certainly, the population attributable risk is well over 90%. For this reason,...

Outcome events in studies of diagnostic or screening tests: how should they be defined? (Editorial: Screening Effectiveness).(Statistical Data Included)(Editorial)
June 22, 2002... Judgements about the effectiveness of most diagnostic or screening tests in leading to improved health outcomes typically incorporate data from several different types of research. (1) For example, the magnitude of the benefit of screening...

Faecal occult blood screening for colorectal cancer. (Editorial: Colorectal Cancer).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... WHAT ARE THE ESTABLISHED BENEFITS OF SCREENING WITH EXISTING FOB TESTS SUCH AS HAEMOCCULT? A recent analysis of the Nottingham trial of faecal occult blood (FOB) testing confirmed the previously reported mortality reduction from colorectal...

Screening for neuroblastoma in children: screening does not reduce mortality from neuroblastoma. (Editorial: Neuroblastoma).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Twenty years after Japan started mass screening for neuroblastoma in children, conclusive evidence has finally emerged that screening for neuroblastoma in children does not reduce mortality from the disease. (1-3) Screening appears to detect...

Impad of antenatal HIV screening to prevent HIV infection in children in Norway 1987-99. (Short Report).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objective: To assess the impact of the antenatal HIV screening programme in Norway in preventing HIV infection in children. Setting: Norway, 1987-99. Methods: In a simulated retrospective cohort design data were used from the mandatory...

Screening for cystic fibrosis in newborn infants: results of a pilot programme based on a two tier protocol (IRT/DNA/IRT) in the Italian population. (Original Paper).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objective: To assess the performance of a two tier neonatal screening programme (IRT/DNA/IRT) for cystic fibrosis, based on immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) followed by direct cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene...

Measurement of phenylalanine in blood on filter paper as a method of monitoring PKU treatment. (Short Report).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objectives: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disease with autosomal recessive inheritance, in Poland the microbiological Guthrie test for this disease was replaced by an enzymatic colorimetric test. The question is whether the calorimetric...

Outcome of a school screening programme for carriers of haemoglobin disease. (Short Report).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objectives: To assess the impact of a screening programme for haemoglobinopathies which was organised from 1978 to 1985 in high secondary schools of the Marseille region. Methods: Several variables that reflected the influence of this...

Does a better grade of tumour occurring in women under hormone replacement therapy compensate for their lower probability of detection by screening mammography. (Original Paper).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objective: To compare the prognostic factor of breast cancer survival between breast cancer diagnosed in subjects receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) before diagnosis to those without such a therapy. Subjects and methods: All...

Predictors of outcome of mammography in the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme. (Original Paper).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Background: Little is known about the Factors influencing the risk of recall for assessment, invasive diagnostic procedures, and early rescreening after screening mammography. Methods: From June 1996 to March 1 998 women attending screening...

Crude open biopsy rates for benign screen detected lesions no longer reflect breast screening quality-time to change the standard. (Original Paper).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objectives: To investigate the changing nature of the benign screen detected breast abnormalities removed at open biopsy over a seven year period and to compare this with the improving cancer detection rate and non-operative diagnosis rate. ...

The cervical cancer screening programme in Norway, 1992-2000: changes in Pap smear coverage and incidence of cervical cancer. (Original Paper).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objectives: Changes in the incidence of cervical cancer were studied to assess the impact of the Norwegian coordinated cervical cancer screening programme introduced in 1995. Attention was given as to whether recommendation letters sent to...

Screening and management of asymptomatic popliteal aneurysms. (Short Report).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Objectives: To determine the prevalence of popliteal aneurysms in men to enable the case for screening and elective surgery to be assessed. Setting: Scott Research Unit, St Richards Hospital, Chichester. Methods: The popliteal arteries...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). (Screening Brief).(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... THE DISORDER * Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is usually defined as diabetes or glucose intolerance first recognised in pregnancy. Considered present if hyperglycaemia is detected either in the fasting state or following an oral...