Thuan Q Thach
Biographic Data
| ID | 6082527 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thuan Q Thach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thuan Q |
| FAMILY NAME | Thach |
| SIGNATURE | THACH T Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gabriel M. Leung, Tai-Hing Lam, Thuan Q. Thach, and Anthony J. Hedley are with the Department of Community Medicine, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Age-period-cohort analysis of cervical cancer incidence in Hong Kong from 1972 to 2001 using maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods
Objective: To examine the secular effects of opportunistic screening for cervical cancer in a rich, developed community where most other such populations have long adopted organised screening. Design, setting, and participants: The analysis was based on 15 140 cases of invasive cervical cancer from 1972 to 2001. The effects of chronological age, time period, and birth cohort were decomposed using both maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods. Resu…
Leung Et Al. Respond
We agree with Tseng and Fang’s extrapolation of our calculations to Asian Americans but differ on their interpretation of the results. First, while Asian Americans suffered fewer breast cancer–related deaths, their mortality rates relative to incidence for women aged 50 years and older in 1996 (32.7/126.4 per 100 000 = 0.26) were in fact higher than those reported for Whites (78.2/367.4 per 100 000 = 0.21).1 Second, their assertion that “any canc…
Will Screening Mammography in the East Do More Harm than Good
Objectives. We sought to systematically review the evidence for population-based mammography as applied to a Chinese population. Methods. Primary reports for meta-analysis were identified by a search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library. Outcome measures included breast cancer–related mortality, the number needed to be screened to prevent 1 death, and the positive predictive value of mammography. Results. Pooled relative risk for breast cancer–rel…
Will Screening Mammography in the East Do More Harm than Good
Objectives. We sought to systematically review the evidence for population-based mammography as applied to a Chinese population. Methods. Primary reports for meta-analysis were identified by a search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library. Outcome measures included breast cancer–related mortality, the number needed to be screened to prevent 1 death, and the positive predictive value of mammography. Results. Pooled relative risk for breast cancer–rel…
Age-period-cohort analysis of cervical cancer incidence in Hong Kong from 1972 to 2001 using maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods
Objective: To examine the secular effects of opportunistic screening for cervical cancer in a rich, developed community where most other such populations have long adopted organised screening. Design, setting, and participants: The analysis was based on 15 140 cases of invasive cervical cancer from 1972 to 2001. The effects of chronological age, time period, and birth cohort were decomposed using both maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods. Resu…
Will Screening Mammography in the East Do More Harm than Good
Objectives. We sought to systematically review the evidence for population-based mammography as applied to a Chinese population. Methods. Primary reports for meta-analysis were identified by a search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library. Outcome measures included breast cancer–related mortality, the number needed to be screened to prevent 1 death, and the positive predictive value of mammography. Results. Pooled relative risk for breast cancer–rel…
Leung Et Al. Respond
We agree with Tseng and Fang’s extrapolation of our calculations to Asian Americans but differ on their interpretation of the results. First, while Asian Americans suffered fewer breast cancer–related deaths, their mortality rates relative to incidence for women aged 50 years and older in 1996 (32.7/126.4 per 100 000 = 0.26) were in fact higher than those reported for Whites (78.2/367.4 per 100 000 = 0.21).1 Second, their assertion that “any canc…
Age-period-cohort analysis of cervical cancer incidence in Hong Kong from 1972 to 2001 using maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods
Objective: To examine the secular effects of opportunistic screening for cervical cancer in a rich, developed community where most other such populations have long adopted organised screening. Design, setting, and participants: The analysis was based on 15 140 cases of invasive cervical cancer from 1972 to 2001. The effects of chronological age, time period, and birth cohort were decomposed using both maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods. Resu…
Cancer (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 works) · Gynecology (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Breast cancer (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Incidence (geometry) (2 works)