What is epidemiological secondary prevention of disease?
Secondary prevention of disease occurs during the pathogenesis of disease, early in the pathogenesis of disease, and it is a type of prevention, an example being screening for diseases, that is directed towards limiting the disease before it becomes more serious or develops into a more serious form. Screening for breast cancer, screening for many diseases, is a form of secondary prevention. The goal of secondary prevention is to refer individuals for further diagnostic workups and to arrest the condition, or try to clear the condition, before it progresses into a more serious form.
