Methodological issues for determining intervals of subsequent cancer screening.
- Author:
Jong Myon BAE
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Cancer screening; Guideline; Monte Carlo method; Sensitivity; Incidence
- MeSH: Adult; Confidentiality; Early Detection of Cancer*; Humans; Incidence; Mass Screening; Monte Carlo Method; Privacy
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2014;36(1):e2014010-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The gap between nationwide recommendations of cancer screening and the related evidences obtained from Korean adults should be filled. Estimation of the mean sojourn time (MST) in a specific cancer is important to determine the intervals of subsequent screening. This author arranged the methods for calculating MST into 5 categories based on the parameters used. Under the legal barrier for protection of individual privacy and confidentiality in a Korean academic situation, the methods involving the use of transition rates or prevalence/incidence ratio would be applicable among these methods.
