Estimations of overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening vary between 0% and over 50%: why?
Background Published estimations of the extent of breast cancer overdiagnosis vary widely, and there have been heated debates around these estimations. Some high estimates have even been the basis of campaigns against national breast cancer screening programmes. Identifying some of the sources of he...
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| Main Authors: | Catherine Hill, Dan Chaltiel |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/6/e046353.full |
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