Quantitative Methods of Evaluation of Cancer Screening Duffy Hardback

Quantitative Methods of Evaluation of Cancer ScreeningAuthor(s): Stephen W. Duffy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470689271, 978-0470689271\nSynopsis\nCancer screening programmes have become routine practice throughout the developed world aiming to detect the presence of the disease prior to the manifestation of symptoms, and to increase the likelihood of successful treatment. Naturally, these programmes require regular monitoring to ensure that screening quality is maintained, and to advance the early-warning system as much as possible. Quantitative Methods for the Evaluation of Cancer Screening is a professional title designed to provide the researchers of these screening programmes with up-to-date methods and tools for improving evaluation. The book presents an introduction to cancer screening and to the methods that are employed for its monitoring, followed by an in-depth account of the more.