The effectiveness of toluidine blue dye as an adjunct to oral cancer screening in general dental practice
Gray M, Gold L, Burls A, Elley K
Record ID 32001000063
English
Authors' objectives:
This report aims to assess how effective and cost-effective the use of Toluidine Blue dye is as an adjunct to oral cancer screening in primary care.
Authors' recommendations:
There is no evidence to suggest that Toluidine Blue is a cost-effective method of picking up oral cancers in a primary care setting.
Given the large number of people that will have false positive rates for a first positive test and even a double positive test, the harm of using it in terms of anxiety could well outweigh the benefits in terms of additional cancers detected.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-mds/haps/projects/WMHTAC/REPreports/2000/toludine_blue.pdf
Year Published:
2000
URL for published report:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/projects/HaPS/PHEB/WMHTAC/REP/reports-list.aspx
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Mass Screening
- Mouth Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration
Contact Address:
Elaena Donald-Lopez, West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT Tel: +44 121 414 7450; Fax: +44 121 414 7878
Contact Name:
louise.a.taylor@bham.ac.uk
Contact Email:
louise.a.taylor@bham.ac.uk
Copyright:
University of Birmingham
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