Journal of Medical Screening articles from March 2001

Journal of Medical Screening archives from March 2001

Screening newborn infants for cystic fibrosis.
March 22, 2001... New data published but scientific uncertainty remains In a systematic review of antenatal and neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis, commissioned for the UK Health Technology Assessment Programme and published in 1999, Murray et al...

The threat to the use of records and stored blood samples in medical screening research.
March 22, 2001... There can be no doubt about the importance of medical records and stored blood samples in medical research in general, and specifically screening research or the audit of screening programmes. The development of antenatal screening for neural...

Consenting adults.
March 22, 2001... Every time you step inside a hospital, the chances are that someone, somewhere is watching you--though that someone is more benevolent than your average stalker, and it is your disease and your data that he or she is interested in, not you. ...

Precision of risk in multidimensional likelihood ratio based screening with first trimester screening for Down's syndrome as a special case.
March 22, 2001... Larsen, S 0 Abstract Objectives--The development of computer programs for the calculation of risks and Monte Carlo estimation of the precision of such risks in likelihood ratio based screening with multiple gaussian distributed risk...

Multiple marker second trimester serum screening for pre-eclampsia.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objective--To investigate whether an appropriate combination of maternal serum inhibin A, free [beta]-human chorionic gonadotropin (free [beta]-hCG), unconjugated estriol (u[E.sub.3]), and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) may be an...

Prevalence and family history of colorectal cancer implications for screening.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To estimate the current prevalence of family history and associated risk of prevalent colorectal cancer among middle aged and older British adults. Methods--Cross sectional analysis of colorectal cancer and self...

Estimating risk of breast cancer from population incidence affected by widespread mammographic screening.
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To estimate the absolute risk of breast cancer in women, allowing for the effect on incidence of the introduction of widespread mammographic screening. Setting--Population based data from all women in New South...

Radiological peer review of interval cancers in the East Anglian breast screening programme: what are we missing?(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... on behalf of the East Anglian Breast Screening Programme Abstract Objective--To determine whether association between classification of interval cancers (false negative, minimal sign, true interval, occult) and tumour characteristics...

Detecting which invasive cancers at mammographic screening saves lives?(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--Assessment of the features of primary operable breast carcinomas arising in women known to subsequently develop metastatic disease, to show for which invasive breast cancers earlier detection by mammographic screening...

Cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two primary care interventions aimed at improving attendance for breast screening.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two interventions based in primary care aimed at increasing uptake of breast screening. Setting--24 General practices with low uptake in the second round of...

Improving attendance for breast screening among recent non-attenders: a randomised controlled trial of two interventions in primary care.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two primary care based interventions aimed at increasing breast screening uptake for women who had recently failed to attend. Setting--13 General practices...

Screening with breast ultrasound in a population at moderate risk due to family history.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Objective--To perform a pilot study to compare ultrasound and mammographic screening with particular respect to specificity, in a cohort of women at moderate family history risk of breast cancer. Material and methods--High...