Lecture Sixteen: Screening

Aim: To define screening and its role in medicine. To discuss the difference between specificity and sensitivity. To evaluate the importance of family history and how genetic mutations increase cancer risk. To provide insight into the three main national cancer screening programmes and review the risk factors, symptoms, and screening methods. To compare the advantages and disadvantages of screening and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Polite Notice: This lecture was published in 2021 and despite factual information is accurate and precise. The annual incidence rates and age for cancer screening programme is subject to change.

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