11. When can and should screening be administered?

When can and should screening be administered?

The more often the better \n

When can and should screening be administered?

The more often the better \n

No – this will increase the false positive rate. Frequency depends on the disease.

When can and should screening be administered?

The earlier the better \n

No – disease prevalence in the target group should be high, which might not be the case for young persons

When can and should screening be administered?

Can be before birth

Yes – examples are testing for genetic diseases, down syndrome, congenital abnormalities or neural tube defects

When can and should screening be administered?

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