It has been more than 10 years since the cervical screening system in the United Kingdom was completely overhauled and a computerised call and recall system was introduced. The current programme is very healthy and dramatic improvements have been made over the past decade. The coverage of the screening programme in England has improved, and incidence and mortality rates have been reduced. Furth...

Any one of several phenotypes of galactosaemia are likely to be found in the infant with an abnormal screening test result at birth. Ascertained by analysing several kinds of biochemical data, phenotyping is an important corollary to the screening programme, as the genetic form ofgalactosaemia may determine the prognosis, course of treatment, and need for genetic counselling. We assigned the bi...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening genetically transmitted disease in Denmark with a birth prevalence of 1 in 4700, resulting in 12-15 new cases of cystic fibroses annually. The aim of this study is to disclose the societal resource implications of introducing a population wide prenatal screening programme for cystic fibrosis in Denmark. The present analysis is limited to t...

The aim of this study was to analyse results of the pilot screening round for Al-Qassim Screening Mammography Programme and compare with international standards. Analysis was conducted in the central screening office in Prince Faisal Oncology Centre, which coordinates activities of various screening units. Data were collected during the period 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2008. Organizational and ...

Thirty eight relatives of a patient with Marfan syndrome were screened for the presence of this disorder. Marfan syndrome was newly diagnosed in living members of 4 generations in this family without evidence of ocular abnormality in any. After screening, 10 relatives were newly diagnosed as having definite, and 5 relatives as having possible, Marfan syndrome. Family screening has drawbacks as ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the absolute numbers of breast cancer deaths prevented and the absolute numbers of tumours overdiagnosed in mammographic screening for breast cancer at ages 50-69 years. SETTING The Swedish Two-County randomized trial of mammographic screening for breast cancer, and the UK Breast Screening Programme in England, ages 50-69 years. METHODS We estimated the absolute numbe...

BACKGROUND/AIMS In Portugal, so far, there is no study or even accurate data on the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR), based on a large representative sample and on a long-term follow-up. The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of DR based on a national screening community-based programme. METHODS A 5-year retrospective analysis of the RETINODIAB screening programme r...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency anaemia is a common problem in pregnancy despite national recommendations and guidelines for treatment. The aim of this study was to appraise the evidence against the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) criteria as to whether a national screening programme could reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and/or iron deficiency in pregnancy and improve matern...

CN1 LONG-TERm ImPACT Of THE dUTCH COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAmmE ON CANCER INCIdENCE: ExPLORATION Of THE SERRATEd PATHwAy Greuter M.J.1, Lew J.B.2, Berkhof J.1, Canfell K.2, Dekker E.3, Meijer G.A.1, Coupe V.M.1 1VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 3Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Objectives: The...

BACKGROUND Around one third of breast cancers in post-menopausal women could be prevented by decreasing body fatness and alcohol intake and increasing physical activity. This study aimed to explore views and attitudes on lifestyle intervention approaches in order to inform the proposed content of a lifestyle intervention programme amongst women attending breast cancer screening. METHODS Women...