It is a matter of debate whether cancer-specific or all-cause mortality should be the principal measure to evaluate cancer screening efficacy.

About cancer screenings and saving lives: measuring the effects of cancer screening programs through meta-analyses-A comment to the meta-analysis "Estimated Lifetime Gained With Cancer Screening Tests" by Bretthauer et al. (2023)

Mantovani, William;
2024-01-01

Abstract

It is a matter of debate whether cancer-specific or all-cause mortality should be the principal measure to evaluate cancer screening efficacy.
2024
all-cause mortality
cancer
cancer-specific mortality
follow-up time
lifetime gained
screening efficacy
screening programs
secondary prevention
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