New Zealand: screening important to improved cancer survival trend
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A trend of decreasing cancer death rates-may be partly due to the impact of screening programmes, earlier diagnosis and treatment improvements." So said New Zealand's ministry of health principal advisor for cancer control John Childs. He was commenting on the latest official figures shown in the report, "Cancer patient survival covering the period from 1994-2003", published by the New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS).