• World Neurosurg · Dec 2014

    Letter

    Screening for brain cancer: why (not): letter.

    • José Luís Alves and João Santiago.
    • Neurosurgery Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, rua Fonseca Pinto, 3000-075, Portugal. Electronic address: jlmonteiroalves@gmail.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2014 Dec 1;82(6):e841-3.

    AbstractIn an era of emphasis on disease prevention and its early detection, some have raised the possibility of systematic screening programs concerning brain/cranial disease, namely in search of asymptomatic brain tumors. In this work, the authors enumerate major arguments in favor and against this approach by analyzing the existing literature and conclude there is an absence of evidence sustaining this procedure in terms of clinical and economical advantages, with no clear benefit both to the patient and health systems.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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