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Zielonke N, Senore C, Ponti A, Csanadi M, de Koning HJ, Heijnsdijk EAM, van Ravesteyn NT. Overcoming barriers: Modelling the effect of potential future changes of organized breast cancer screening in Italy. J Med Screen 2023; 30:134-141. [PMID: 36762395 PMCID: PMC10399099 DOI: 10.1177/09691413231153568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Organized breast cancer screening may not achieve its full potential due to organizational and cultural barriers. In Italy, two identified barriers were low attendance in Southern Italy and, in Italy as a whole, underscreening and overscreening in parts of the eligible population. The objective of this study was to identify potential changes to overcome these barriers and to quantify their costs and effects. METHODS To assess the impact of potential measures to improve breast cancer screening in Italy, we performed an evaluation of costs and effects for increasing adherence for Southern Italy and harmonizing screening intervals (biennial screening) for the whole of Italy, using an online tool (EU-TOPIA evaluation tool) based on the MIcrosimulation SCreening ANalysis (MISCAN) model. RESULTS Increasing adherence in Southern Italy through investing in mobile screening units has an acceptable cost-effectiveness ratio of €9531 per quality-adjusted life year gained. Harmonizing the screening interval by investing in measures to reduce opportunistic screening and simultaneously investing in mobile screening units to reduce underscreening is predicted to gain 1% fewer life-years, while saving 19% of total screening costs compared to the current situation. CONCLUSIONS Increasing adherence in Southern Italy and harmonizing the screening interval could result in substantial improvements at acceptable costs, or in the same benefits at lower costs. This example illustrates a systematic approach that can be easily applied to other European countries, as the online tools can be used by stakeholders to quantify effects and costs of a broad range of specific barriers, and ways to overcome them.
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- Nadine Zielonke
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Epidemiology and screening Unit – CPO, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Epidemiology and screening Unit – CPO, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Bozhar H, McKee M, Spadea T, Veerus P, Heinävaara S, Anttila A, Senore C, Zielonke N, de Kok I, van Ravesteyn N, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, de Koning H, Heijnsdijk E. Socio-economic Inequality of Utilization of Cancer Testing in Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study. Prev Med Rep 2022; 26:101733. [PMID: 35198362 PMCID: PMC8850331 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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There are currently screening programmes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer in many European countries. However, the uptake of cancer screening in general may vary within and between countries. The aim of this study is to assess the inequalities in testing utilization by socio-economic status and whether the amount of inequality varies across European regions. We conducted an analysis based on cross-sectional data from the second wave of the European Health Interview Survey from 2013 to 2015. We analysed the use of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer testing by socio-economic position (household income, educational level and employment status), socio-demographic factors, self-perceived health and smoking behaviour, by using multinomial logistic models, and inequality measurement based on the Slope index of inequality (SII) and Relative index of inequality (RII). The results show that the utilization of mammography (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.55, 95% confidence interval (95%CI):0.50–0.61), cervical smear tests (OR = 0.60, 95%CI:0.56–0.65) and colorectal testing (OR = 0.82, 95%CI:0.78–0.86) was overall less likely among individuals within a low household income compared to a high household income. Also, individuals with a non-EU country of birth, low educational level and being unemployed (or retired) were overall less likely to be tested. The income-based inequality in breast (SII = 0.191;RII = 1.260) and colorectal testing utilization (SII = 0.161;RII = 1.487) was the greatest in Southern Europe. For cervical smears, this inequality was greatest in Eastern Europe (SII = 0.122;RII = 1.195). We concluded that there is considerable inequality in the use of cancer tests in Europe, with inequalities associated with household income, educational level, employment status, and country of birth.
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Pelullo CP, Cantore F, Lisciotto A, Di Giuseppe G, Pavia M. Organized Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Attendance and Determinants in Southern Italy. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13071578. [PMID: 33808101 PMCID: PMC8036794 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13071578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Although the effectiveness of screening in reducing the mortality of breast and cervical cancer in the EU is established, the impact of these cancers continues to be substantial among women. The aims of this study were to evaluate the attendance to breast and cervical cancer screening and the role of related determinants in an area of Southern Italy. Only 49.7% of the sample reported to have undergone mammography in the previous two years, 27.7% within an organized program and 22% as an opportunistic procedure. The attendance to cervical cancer screening interval of three years was reported by 56.1% of women, 16.1% within an organized program and 40% as an opportunistic procedure. A very low attendance was thus detected for both breast and cervical cancer organized screening programs. A strong commitment to the promotion of these programs is urgently needed, also to support their role in the reduction of inequalities of attendance of disadvantaged women. Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the attendance to breast and cervical cancer screening and the related determinants in a low attendance area. A cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers of students attending secondary schools and university courses in Campania region, Southern Italy. Only 49.7% of the eligible women reported to have undergone mammography in the previous two years. Unemployed women, unsatisfied about their health status, with a family history of breast cancer, and having visited a physician in the previous 12 months were significantly more likely to have undergone mammography in the previous two years within an organized screening program. The attendance to cervical cancer screening in the interval of three years was reported to be 56.1% of women. Having a lower than graduation degree, being smokers, and having visited a physician in the previous 12 months were significant predictors of having had a Pap-smear in the previous three years in an organized screening program. In this study a very low attendance was found to both breast and cervical cancer organized screening programs. A strong commitment to their promotion is urgently needed, also to reduce inequalities of attendance of disadvantaged women.
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Gnavi R, Sciannameo V, Baratta F, Scarinzi C, Parente M, Mana M, Giaccone M, Cavallo Perin P, Costa G, Spadea T, Brusa P. Opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes in community pharmacies. Results from a region-wide experience in Italy. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229842. [PMID: 32187210 PMCID: PMC7080237 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background and aims Given the paucity of symptoms in the early stages of type 2 diabetes, its diagnosis is often made when complications have already arisen. Although systematic population-based screening is not recommended, there is room to experience new strategies for improving early diagnosis of the disease in high risk subjects. We report the results of an opportunistic screening for diabetes, implemented in the setting of community pharmacies. Methods and results To identify people at high risk to develop diabetes, pharmacists were trained to administer FINDRISC questionnaire to overweight, diabetes-free customers aged 45 or more. Each interviewee was followed for 365 days, searching in the administrative database whether he/she had a glycaemic or HbA1c test, or a diabetologists consultation, and to detect any new diagnosis of diabetes defined by either a prescription of any anti-hyperglycaemic drug, or the enrolment in the register of patients, or a hospital discharge with a diagnosis of diabetes. Out of 5977 interviewees, 53% were at risk of developing diabetes. An elevated FINDRISC score was associated with higher age, lower education, and living alone. Excluding the number of cases expected, based on the incidence rate of diabetes in the population, 51 new cases were identified, one every 117 interviews. FINDRISC score, being a male and living alone were significantly associated with the diagnosis. Conclusions The implementation of a community pharmacy-based screening programme can contribute to reduce the burden of the disease, particularly focusing on people at higher risk, such as the elderly and the socially vulnerable.
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- Roberto Gnavi
- Epidemiology Unit, ASL TO3, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Torino TO, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Torino TO, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, ASL TO3, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Torino TO, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Torino TO, Italy
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Di Salvo F, Caranci N, Spadea T, Zengarini N, Minicozzi P, Amash H, Fusco M, Stracci F, Falcini F, Cirilli C, Candela G, Cusimano R, Tumino R, Sant M. Socioeconomic deprivation worsens the outcomes of Italian women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and decreases the possibility of receiving standard care. Oncotarget 2017; 8:68402-68414. [PMID: 28978126 PMCID: PMC5620266 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic factors influence access to cancer care and survival. This study investigated the role of socioeconomic status on the risk of breast cancer recurrence and on the delivery of appropriate cancer care (sentinel lymph node biopsy and breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy), by patients' age and hormone receptor status. METHODS 3,462 breast cancer cases diagnosed in 2003-2005 were selected from 7 Italian cancer registries and assigned to a socioeconomic tertile on the basis of the deprivation index of their census tract. Multivariable models were applied to assess the delivery of sentinel lymph node biopsy and of breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy within socioeconomic tertiles. RESULTS In the 1,893 women younger than 65 years, the 5-year risk of recurrence was higher in the most deprived group than in the least deprived, but this difference was not significant (16.4% vs. 12.9%, log-rank p=0.08); no difference was seen in women ≥65 years. Among the 2,024 women with hormone receptor-positive cancer, the 5-year risk was significantly higher in the most deprived group than in the least deprived one (13.0% vs. 8.9%, p=0.04); no difference was seen in cases of hormone receptor-negative cancer. The most deprived women were less likely than the least deprived women to receive sentinel lymph node biopsy (adjusted odds ratio (ORa), 0.69; 95% CI, 0.56-0.86) and to undergo breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy (ORa=0.66; 95% CI, 0.51-0.86). Conclusions: Socioeconomic inequalities affect the risk of recurrence, among patients with hormone receptor-positive cancer, and the opportunity to receive standard care.
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- Francesca Di Salvo
- Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna, Italy
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- Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia ASL Torino 3, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia ASL Torino 3, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Naples Cancer Registry, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Umbria Cancer Registry, Public Health Department, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- Modena Cancer Registry, Public Health Department AUSL Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Trapani Cancer Registry, Health Prevention Department ASL 9 Trapani, Trapani, Italy
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- Palermo Cancer Registry, Health Science Department University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Ragusa Cancer Registry, Health Prevention Department ASP Ragusa, Ragusa, Italy
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- Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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