Abstract
Population screening of selected tumours have been implemented only recently in the local health authority of Vercelli (northern Italy): screening of uterine tumours was implemented in the year 2000, and screening of breast and colon-rectal tumours in 2005. The objectives of this study were firstly, to implement a data collection and management process and secondly, to obtain incidence data of tumours for which screening activities are possible. The study analysed data of 2002-2005, readily available from hospital discharge abstract forms. The findings of this study constitute an important knowledge base that will be useful in the implementation of a program for the evaluation of the quality of screening programs.
| Translated title of the contribution | Analysis of the incidence of tumours subjected to screening in a local health authority in Vercelli (Italy), 2002-2005: preliminary data |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 229-235 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Igiene e sanità pubblica |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |