Screening practice and misplaced priorities
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
; 11(4): 228-236, abr. 2009. tab
Article
in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-123607
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To estimate cancer screening coverage among a large sample of Greek individuals.METHODS:
7012 adults from 30 Hellenic areas were surveyed. Tests included faecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy,chest X-ray, urine test, testicular examination,trans-rectal ultrasound, full blood count, skin examination,digital rectal examination, PSA, Pap test, mammography,clinical breast examination (CBE), self breast examination and breast ultrasound.RESULTS:
Eighty-eight percent of males and 93% of females declared being interested in cancer screening; 37.8% of men and 37.9% of women had had a medical consultation for screening purpose in the previous 2 years. Less than 2%reported having received screening for colorectal cancer or skin malignancies. Screening for cervical cancer, mammography and CBE was reported by 39.6%, 22.8% and 27.9% of females respectively. Twenty percent of males reported screening for prostate cancer.CONCLUSION:
The actual opportunistic screening approach presents important deficiencies with displaced priorities in test performance and a low proportion of individuals undergoing recommended tests (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Uterine Neoplasms
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Mass Screening
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Multicenter Studies as Topic
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Health Priorities
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
General Hospital of Lamia/Greece