Overdiagnosis in Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer in Europe: A Literature Review

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Authors

Donella Puliti · Piedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention

Stephen W. Duffy · Queen Mary University of London

Guido Miccinesi · Piedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention

Harry J. de Koning · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Elsebeth Lynge · University of Copenhagen

Marco Zappa · Piedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention

Abstract

The most plausible estimates of overdiagnosis range from 1% to 10%. Substantially higher estimates of overdiagnosis reported in the literature are due to the lack of adjustment for breast cancer risk and/or lead time.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Medical Screening

Volume 19, Issue 1_suppl, pp. 42-56

DOI: 10.1258/jms.2012.012082

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