Boyes D A, Knowelden J, Phillips A J
Br J Cancer. 1973 Aug;28(2):105-7. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1973.127.
The assessment of a screening procedure falls into two parts. The first is the development of a test and the establishment of criteria of specificity and sensitivity. The second stage is that of the application of the test to the general population, demanding attention to the natural history of the disease and to the usefulness and simplicity of the test itself. The decision to organize a screening programme has usually to be taken on the basis of incomplete information and in the setting of a population subjected to constant change. It is the hope of the Committee on Cancer Prevention and Detection of the UICC that the conclusions from the Symposium will prove helpful to all who face such decisions.
筛查程序的评估分为两个部分。第一部分是测试方法的开发以及特异性和敏感性标准的确定。第二阶段是将该测试应用于普通人群，这需要关注疾病的自然史以及测试本身的实用性和简易性。组织筛查计划的决定通常必须在信息不完整以及人群不断变化的背景下做出。国际抗癌联盟癌症预防与检测委员会希望本次研讨会的结论将对所有面临此类决策的人有所帮助。
