Patients compliance in an early detection program for upper aero-digestive tract tumours in North-Eastern Italy

Salvatore Barra; Anna E. Barón; Luigi Barzan; Giuseppe Caruso; Andrea Veronesi; Renato Talamini; Roberto Comoretto; Silvia Franceschi

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Patients compliance in an early detection program for upper aero-digestive tract tumours in North-Eastern Italy

Salvatore Barra, Anna E. Barón, Luigi Barzan, Giuseppe Caruso, Andrea Veronesi, Renato Talamini, Roberto Comoretto, Silvia Franceschi

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An early detection program for tumours of the upper respiratory and digestive tract has been conducted from December, 1988 to May, 1989 in the Friuli Venezia-Giulia region, Northeastern Italy. This region shows very high mortality rates for cancers in these sites. Six hundred seventy-one high risk patients (i e habitual smokers and/or drinkers) were referred to Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists from 16 General Practitioners (GPs) for a free examination as part of the screening program. Four hundred thirty-six patients underwent the visit (65%) with fifty-five precancerous lesions and eight epithelial tumours detected-among them. This program appears to have accomplished its aims of establishing a closer relationship between GPs and ENT specialists, discovering early cancerous and precancerous lesions, and targeting high risk patients with an educational message against smoking and heavy drinking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-163
Number of pages	5
Journal	Sozial- und Präventivmedizin SPM
Volume	35
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01359480
Publication status	Published - Jul 1990

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