Journal of Medical Screening articles from September 2002

Journal of Medical Screening archives from September 2002

The National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register (NDSCR). (Editorial: NDSCR).
September 22, 2002... New cytogenetic diagnoses of Down's syndrome in England and Wales THE REGISTER Sincc January 1989 the National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register (NDSCR) has recorded new cytogenetic diagnoses of Down's syndrome (DS) made in England...

Basic variables at different positivity thresholds of a quantitative immunochemical test for faecal occult blood. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objectives: Screening by faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is effective in decreasing mortality and incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC). Immunochemical tests have proved to be more cost effective than guaiac FOBTs. The latex agglutination...

Socioeconomic variation in participation in colorectal cancer screening. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objectives: To investigate socioeconomic variation in participation in flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) screening for colorectal cancer. Design: A prospective study nested within a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of FS...

Informed choice to undergo prenatal screening: a comparison of two hospitals conducting testing either as part of a routine visit or requiring a separate visit. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Background: It is not known which of two common methods of conducting prenatal screening best facilitate women making informed choices. Objective: To describe rates of informed choice in two hospitals: one where screening for Down's...

Early outcome of mammography screening in Copenhagen 1991-99. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objectives: To evaluate the early outcome of an organised mammography screening programme in an area with little opportunistic screening. Setting: The municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark, during four invitation rounds 1991-99. ...

Rising incidence of breast cancer after completion of the first prevalent round of the breast cancer screening programme. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objectives: After completion of the prevalent screening round of the breast cancer screening programme in Limburg, The Netherlands, incidences started rising once again. This increase was contrary to expectations, which had predicted a slightly...

Accuracy of serial screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms by ultrasound. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objectives: To assess the accuracy of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) by ultrasound (US). Setting: An aneurysm screening programme in Huntingdon. Methods: False negative tests were identified by tracing all patients...

A randomised trial of skin photography as an aid to screening skin lesions in older males. (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objectives: We have previously shown that photographs assist in detection of change in skin lesions and designed the present randomised population based trial to assess the feasibility of photographs as an aid to management of skin cancers in...

Baseline tests or screening: what tests do family physicians order routinely on their healthy patients? (Original Paper).
September 22, 2002... Objective: The purpose of this study was to survey the attitudes of family doctors to the performance of baseline tests and to determine which doctors perform these tests. Setting: Family physicians in a continuing medical education...

Congenital toxoplasmosis in the United Kingdom: to screen or not to screen? (Review).
September 22, 2002... The United Kingdom National Screening Committee recently reviewed the evidence for prenatal and neonatal screening for toxoplasma infection (1) and concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend screening in the United Kingdom....

Childhood neuroblastoma. (Screening Brief).
September 22, 2002... THE DISORDER A malignant tumour of embryonal cells in the neural crest; arise in the medulla of the adrenal gland or anywhere along the sympathetic nervous chain from the neck to the pelvis INCIDENCE * Third most common tumour...

Hypertrophic & dilated Cardiomyopathy--the facts. (CD Review).
September 22, 2002... The Cardiomyopathy Association (www.cardiomyopathy.org) has produced a CD-ROM to raise the profile of two heart muscle disorders, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy, and is distributing it to general practitioners and...