Sentence examples for national screening programme from inspiring English sources

In The Netherlands, despite a national screening programme since 1996, invasive cervical cancers have been detected in screened and non-screened women.

Antibiotics and a national screening programme had all but wiped out "consumption" by the middle of the last century.

Fiona Reddington, head of population research for Cancer Research UK called the trial "an important step" but would not at this stage recommend a national screening programme.

A national screening programme has been introduced for chlamydia and is finding that around 10% of all those tested have the infection.

A national screening programme, good idea though it might be, will require another massive reconfiguration of services to have any lasting impact.

Commencing in 2015, a further four inborn errors of metabolism will be included in the national screening programme after completion of a 2 year pilot study.

The NHS believes the current test for prostate cancer - a blood test known as a PSA - is not reliable enough for a national screening programme.

Transition probabilities were estimated from data of the national screening programme (LETB, 1994).

At 60 years, women enter the national screening programme and receive mammography every 3 years.

Although prostate cancer incidence is increasing in the country, there is no a national screening programme.

Details concerning the national screening programme have been published elsewhere [ 12].