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2066205

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
The application of case-control studies to the evaluation of screening data presents a number of potential problems. In particular, the results are liable to be affected by selection bias. Published case-control studies of breast cancer screening are reviewed in the light of the results of a recent UK study of somewhat different design which attempts to estimate the effect of selection bias. Case-control studies of cervical screening involve additional difficulties, such as the handling of cases of invasive disease diagnosed by screening, and the distinction between diagnostic and screening smears. The extent to which published studies have addressed these is discussed. It is concluded that case-control studies of screening should be interpreted with caution, particularly in situations where comparable data from controlled trials are not available.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0300-5771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Case-control studies of screening.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Cancer Screening Evaluation Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review