Epistatacadam on Nostr: Secondary prevention is early detection of disease, to prevent the development of ...

Secondary prevention is early detection of disease, to prevent the development of serious illness, or for adults delay that serious illness.
Thus childhood metabolic disorder screening is excellent as by relatively cheap interventions serious consequences that both shorten life & create disability are prevented. Phenylketonuria, and thyroid disease of the newborn are 2 classics.
Screening in adults for cancer is complicated as early detection and treatment must extend survival
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