[Cancer screening words].

[Cancer screening words]. Bull Cancer. 2019 Apr 16;: Authors: Mathoulin-Pélissier S, Penel N Abstract Screening (secondary prevention) is a public health action aimed at identifying diseases at their earliest stages, before the onset of signs and symptoms and, thus, avoiding or mitigating their negative consequences. The abnormality can be a genetic defect, an infection or the preclinical phase of a chronic disease such as cancer. We discuss elements common to the cancer screening debate: vocabulary about screening, overdiagnosis, and program indication criteria. Finally, we present some significant evolutions on the programs since their implementation in France. PMID: 31003632 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Bulletin du Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Bull Cancer Source Type: research