Search for dissertations about: "screening programme"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 63 swedish dissertations containing the words screening programme.
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16. Significance of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Analysis for the Detection of Precancerous Cervical Lesions : Impact of Self Sampling
Abstract : Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer, with about 500 000 new cases per year among women worldwide. With a well-organized screening programme the number of cases can be reduced by more than 50%. In spite of having such a screening programme there are still around 450 new cases yearly in Sweden. READ MORE
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17. Localized carcinoma of the prostate : Aspects on screening, staging, and surgical treatment
Abstract : The management of localized carcinoma of the prostate is controversial.Opinions vary about whether screening is appropriate for this particular cancer, about the accuracy of pretreatment staging of the primary tumour, and about the value of potentially curable treatment such as radical prostatectomy. READ MORE
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18. Early rectal cancer and screening for colorectal cancer
Abstract : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common form of cancer in Europe, and population based screening for colorectal cancer is recommended by the European Union. Screening enables detection of precursor lesions, i.e. READ MORE
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19. Interval cancers, positive predictive value for malignance and other early quality indicators in mammographic screening for breast cancer
Abstract : The study was designed to evaluate early quality indicators in screening for breast cancer. lt comprised, (i) investigations of compliance, recall, referral, cancer detection, and interval cancer rates in the Östergötland screening programme of women aged 40-74 years; (ii) evaluation of the three-stage diagnostic procedure for pre-operative assessment of women with suspicious mammographic findings; (iii) comprehensive analysis of all invasive interval cancers detected; and (iv) investigation into how to reduce the number of interval cancers without a concomitant increase in false positives. READ MORE
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20. Cervical cancer screening. Knowledge, attitudes and experiences among women and midwives
Abstract : Population based cervical cancer screening (CCS), performed by midwives, to detect cellularatypia before it develops into cancer, has been in force in Sweden since the 1970s. Thepositive effects of the subsequent decline in morbidity and mortality due to cervix cancer arewell documented but does screening also have negative consequences?Aims: To investigate knowledge about, attitudes to and experience of CCS (i) among womenin general, (ii) among women with experience of two mildly atypical Pap smears, (iii) amongwomen diagnosed with cervical cancer and (iv) among midwives who manage CCS. READ MORE