Letters
European Commission's proposal for a council recommendation on cancer screening
BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7409.289-b (Published 31 July 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:289
This article has a correction. Please see:
- Marc Arbyn, coordinator (marc.arbyn@iph.fgov.be),
- Herman Van Oyen, head, unit of epidemiology,
- Elsebeth Lynge, head,
- Michael Micksche, head,
- Jean Faivre, head,
- Joe Jordan, president, European Federation for Colposcopy
- evaluation of new screening methods, European Network for Cervical Cancer Screening
- Scientific Institute of Public Health, Juliette Wytsmanstreet 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Applied and Experimental Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Registre Bourguignon des Cancers Digestifs, Faculté de Médecine, Dijon, France
- Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham
EDITOR—The European Commission recently published the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on Cancer Screening, based on consensus reached by experts.1 3 For breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer sufficient evidence has been accumulated on cost effectiveness and negative effects to recommend screening at a population level. Mammography should be offered every two years to …
Log in
Log in using your username and password
Log in through your institution
Subscribe from £173 *
Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more.
* For online subscription
Access this article for 1 day for:
£38 / $45 / €42 (excludes VAT)
You can download a PDF version for your personal record.