Open AccessAbsolute Numbers of Lives Saved and Overdiagnosis in Breast Cancer Screeninq, from a Randomized Trial and from the Breast Screening Programme in England
Author(s) -
Stephen W. Duffy,
Làszló Tabár,
Anne Helene Olsen,
Bedrich Viták,
P C Allgood,
ChienJen Chen,
Amy MingFang Yen,
Robert A. Smith
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of medical screening
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-5793
pISSN - 0969-1413
DOI - 10.1258/jms.2009.009094
Subject(s) - overdiagnosis , medicine , breast cancer , randomized controlled trial , breast screening , gynecology , breast cancer screening , mammography , family medicine , cancer , oncology
To estimate the absolute numbers of breast cancer deaths prevented and the absolute numbers of tumours overdiagnosed in mammographic screening for breast cancer at ages 50-69 years.
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