Screening in Chronic Disease

Introduction The natural history of disease in relation to measures of disease frequency Early detection: Sensitivity and lead time Assessing the value of early treatment: Experimental studies Assessing the value of early treatment: Nonexperimental studies The clinical course of screen-detected disease The feasibility of screening nrograms Formulation of screening policy: Response curves and determinants of outcome Cancer of the breast Arteriosclerotic vascular disease Cancer of the cervix References Index.