HiT Italy Page 1 Italy Health system review Vol. 16 No. 4 2014 Health Systems in Transition
Francesca Ferré • Antonio Giulio de Belvis Luca Valerio • Silvia Longhi Agnese Lazzari • …

Background ITALUNG is contributing to the European evaluation of low-dose CT (LDCT)
screening for lung cancer (LC). Methods Eligible subjects aged 55–69 years, smokers or ex …

Purpose Complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL) has been
proposed for treatment of colon cancers based on the same principles as total mesorectal …

Introduction Recruitment and nodule management are critical issues of lung cancer
screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). We report subjects' compliance and …

Background Incidence rates of thyroid cancer (TC) increased in several countries during the
last 30 years, while mortality rates remained unchanged, raising important questions for …

Background Persons living after a cancer diagnosis represent 4% of the whole population in
high-income countries. The aim of the study was to provide estimates of indicators of long …

This study aims to estimate long-term survival, cancer prevalence, and several cure
indicators for Italian women with gynecological cancers. Thirty-one cancer registries …

Background The objectives of this study are to estimate prevalence and incidence of
extrapancreatic malignancies (EPMs) among intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms …

Purpose No population-based study has investigated breast cancer (BC) subtypes defined
by including Ki67. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative proportions of …

Background Gastric cancer accounts for 5% of cancer deaths. Proportions of older stomach
cancer patients are increasing. Despite the still poor prognosis, standardised treatment has …