Lancet study for UKCTOCS -2021 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00731-5/fulltext and 2015 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)01224-6/fulltext Puerto Rico practice https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/920915/ US Preventive services taskforce https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening NHS advice on ovarian cancer symptoms https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ovarian-cancer/
Screening for covid-19
conclusion: this needs tested, may do more harm than good, and cannot be assumed to ‘work’ Government announcement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asymptomatic-testing-to-be-rolled-out-across-the-country-starting-this-week including “With the expansion of asymptomatic testing for those unable to work from home, added to our comprehensive COVID-Secure guidance, we can keep our economy on the move while giving individuals in key sectors complete confidence […]
from twitter – on private screening tests – help!
For the last 18 years, I have been writing about/protesting about the private screening companies who mislead people into either non evidence based testing, or screening which is already available on the NHS for free. over this time numerous complaints have been upheld by the @ASA_UK , but not the @gmcuk (funny that, since their […]
Bowel cancer screening – Inside Health 27/3/18
UK National Screening Committee FOBT versus FIT screening tests and here and here Cochrane review Scottish programme and bowelscope pilot Atkins Lancet paper
CRY – cardiac screening and uncertainties- Inside Health 19/7/16
Consent Form Screening Screening Information Sheet http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1156 http://legacy.screening.nhs.uk/suddencardiacdeath Comparative study of death rates from sudden cardiac death Italy BMJ overview
Lancet – informed women choose breast screening less often
this is a HUGELY important trial Have a look at the patient information leaflet used with graphical information on benefit and harm informed choice lancet And then contrast it to the pink fluffy leaflet from the UK and ask yourself – who is treating women as autonomous, capable adults?
Inside Health 8/4/14. Flu, and Whole body screening scans and why they are not useful
Oprah Winfrey, 2000 US experience http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/786066 Overview of medical evidence http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15459320 http://www.uptodate.com/contents/full-body-ct-scan-for-screening Useful background Click to access Self-Referred_Whole-Body_CT_Screening.pdf and from my wonderful friend Hilda Bastian http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/absolutely-maybe/2014/03/23/the-disease-prevention-illusion-a-tragedy-in-five-parts/ Legal issues COMARE http://www.comare.org.uk/12thReportPressRelease.htm “COMARE recommends that regulation of these commercial CT services should be reviewed. We also recommend that clients should be provided with comprehensive information regarding dose […]
Science Committee enquiry into Screening
Lots of interesting responses, and mine, here.
Guardian blog: Patients deserve the truth: health screening can do more harm than good
http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/jan/03/patients-truth-health-screening-harm-good?commentpage=1
Screening propaganda: the television shows that gave harms second billing
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