Are All Screening Programmes Created Equal? The Case of Melanoma

Response to the Commentary of Naldi and Cazzaniga Entitled ‘Are All Screening Programmes Created Equal? The Case of Melanoma'

“…The case of melanoma' in volume 231 of Dermatology [1]. In their commentary these authors cite our paper ‘A 10-year follow-up study of subjects recruited in a health campaign for the early diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma: suggestions for the screening timetable', published in the same volume [2], highlighting the existence of ‘some methodological problems that limit the validity' of the conclusions.…”

Author's Reply to the Response to the Commentary of Naldi and Cazzaniga Entitled ‘Are All Screening Programmes Created Equal? The Case of Melanoma'

“…We acknowledge the comments on our commentary [1]. We are confident that the authors [2] would agree that there is a need to move forward from pioneering experiences to more structured and better organized population-based interventions for primary prevention (which remains a priority issue) and early diagnosis.…”