Interview-based case-control studies of screening efficacy

Epidemiology. 2008 Mar;19(2):265-7. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181632c8c.

Abstract

Some studies of the efficacy of cancer screening are obliged to obtain interviews from persons with cancer who are likely to die as a result of their disease, and from controls. We review the interview-based approaches that have been developed and the purpose that each one can achieve and offer suggestions for increasing the validity of these studies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Data Collection / methods*
  • Data Collection / standards
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic*
  • Mass Screening / standards*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Neoplasms / mortality
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Reproducibility of Results