The Usual Time to Death After Diagnosis of Disease X

question 7

Multiple Choice

The usual time to death after diagnosis of disease X is 2 years.A screening program allows for the early detection of disease X,on average 1 year earlier than the usual diagnosis; however,there is no available treatment even in early stages of disease X.With the screening program it seems like the time to death has increased to 3 years; however,this is only due to the early diagnosis thanks to the screening program.What is the name of the issue previously described?

• A) Timing bias
• B) Survival bias
• C) Selection bias
• D) Confounding
• E) Lead-time bias

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