Epidemiol Health.  2014;36:e2014010. 10.4178/epih/e2014010.

Methodological issues for determining intervals of subsequent cancer screening

• Bae JM

• KMID: 2380554
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2014010

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.

Keyword

Cancer screening; Guideline; Monte Carlo method; Sensitivity; Incidence

MeSH Terms

Adult
Confidentiality
Early Detection of Cancer*
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening
Monte Carlo Method
Privacy