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What is the primary aim of screening for disease?
What is the primary aim of screening for disease?
- To monitor disease progression after symptoms appear
- To delay treatment until disease becomes symptomatic
- To detect early disease before it becomes symptomatic (correct)
- To provide immediate treatment for symptomatic disease
What is the consequence of early detection of disease through screening?
What is the consequence of early detection of disease through screening?
- Increased severity of the disease due to delayed treatment
- No impact on the prognosis of the disease
- More favorable prognosis due to early treatment (correct)
- No correlation between early detection and treatment outcome
What typically happens if pre-clinical disease is left untreated?
What typically happens if pre-clinical disease is left untreated?
- It regresses to an asymptomatic state
- It typically progresses to clinically evident disease (correct)
- It remains in the pre-clinical stage indefinitely
- It becomes resistant to treatment over time
