Screening and early detection of communicable diseases on board cruise ships: An assessment of passengers' preferences on technical solutions.

Background: Implementing technological solutions to screen for and detect early the most prevalent communicable diseases on cruise ships is contingent on, among others, willingness of passengers to accept use of such solutions.

Method: We surveyed passenger preferences to record their willingness to accept technological solutions for screening and early detection of communicable diseases on cruise ships. Self-reported sociodemographic characteristics, use of technology and acceptance of solutions were recorded anonymously in paper format.

Lung Cancer Screening in Greece: A Modelling Study to Estimate the Impact on Lung Cancer Life Years.

(1) Background: Lung cancer causes a substantial epidemiological burden in Greece. Yet, no formal national lung cancer screening program has been introduced to date. This study modeled the impact on lung cancer life years (LCLY) of a hypothetical scenario of comprehensive screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) of the high-risk population in Greece, as defined by the US Preventive Services Taskforce, would be screened and linked to care (SLTC) for lung cancer versus the current scenario of background (opportunistic) screening only; (2) Methods: A stochastic model was built to monitor a hypothetical cohort of 100,000 high-risk men and women as they transitioned between health states (without cancer, with cancer, alive, dead) over 5 years.

To screen or not to screen for osteoporosis amongst post-menopausal women with one prior osteoporotic fracture in Greece.

Background: Screening and linkage to care (SLTC) for osteoporosis is suboptimal in several settings. In Greece, it is estimated that only up to 8.6% of postmenopausal women are SLTC for osteoporosis, despite having suffered a previous fracture.