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January 1, 2019Journal of CancerOpen Access

A review on the accuracy of bladder cancer detection methods

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HTHua-Nong TingUniversity of MalayaKNKwan-Hoong NgUniversity of MalayaTOTeng Aik OngUniversity of Malaya

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Implication

Literature review finds variable diagnostic accuracy across detection modalities in bladder cancer patients, highlighting optimal multimodal combinations for early diagnosis.

Key Points

  • To comprehensively evaluate existing bladder cancer detection techniques and determine the most accurate diagnostic combinations based on sensitivity and specificity profiles.
  • Conducted a comprehensive keyword retrieval of English-language literature indexed in PubMed and Medline databases.
  • Evaluated reported bladder cancer screening tools by analyzing their individual diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, operational advantages, and limitations.
  • Identified substantial variation in diagnostic accuracy across individual bladder cancer detection modalities due to differences in sensitivity and specificity.
  • Determined that combining complementary detection methods yields higher overall sensitivity and specificity for identifying malignant cells in the bladder.

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Ting et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa2586ed3d42046dea58045https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.28989
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