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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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