11. When can and should screening be administered?
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*When can and should screening be administered?*
**The more often the better** \n
**The more often the better** \n
No – this will increase the false positive rate. Frequency depends on the disease.
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*When can and should screening be administered?*
**The earlier the better** \n
**The earlier the better** \n
No – disease prevalence in the target group should be high, which might not be the case for young persons
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*When can and should screening be administered?*
**Can be before birth**
**Can be before birth**
Yes – examples are testing for genetic diseases, down syndrome, congenital abnormalities or neural tube defects
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*When can and should screening be administered?*
**Better for very old people as they have higher disease prevalence**
**Better for very old people as they have higher disease prevalence**
No – if life expectancy is short there is little gain in long term preventive measures