Much confusion is being generated by the conclusion of a recent review that" there is no
reliable evidence that screening for breast cancer reduces mortality." In that review …

In this chapter, we review the research and practice initiatives on CT screening for lung
cancer and the information currently available. This includes a discussion of the two …

Screening should be considered in lung cancer, more than any other cancer. Not only is the
disease highly fatal, essentially incurable, when diagnosed on the prompting of symptoms …

Considerable screening with chest radiography has continued in the United States (Epler
1990) despite the official recommendations against it (Eddy 1989; US Preventive Services …

Even non‐scientific people are generally aware of, and commonly also personally affected
by, the confusion and debates that arose from two recent systematic reviews and their …

Background: A Cochrane meta-analysis by Olsen and Gøtzsche, 1 in which the authors
conclude that “there is no reliable evidence that screening for breast cancer reduces …

Elementary concepts of medicine: I. Medicine: challenges with its concepts Page 1 Journal of
Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 9, 3, 307–309 © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Ltd 307 Blackwell …

Elementary concepts of medicine: IX. Acting on gnosis: doctoring, intervening Page 1 Journal
of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 9, 3, 337–339 © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Ltd 337 …

Focuses on the elements and temporal structure of each of the four generic types of gnostic
occurrence relation. Identification of the entity of health in the diagnostic and aetiognostic …

With increasing emphasis being placed on screening and early prevention in cancer, this
textbook examines the various methods and interventions used in screening in lung cancer …