Interpreting Overdiagnosis Estimates in Population-based Mammography Screening

Estimates of overdiagnosis in mammography screening range from 1% to 54%. This review explains such variations using gradual implementation of mammography screening in the Netherlands as an example. Breast cancer incidence without screening was predicted with a micro-simulation model. Observed breas...

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Main Authors: de Gelder, Rianne, Heijnsdijk, Eveline A. M., van Ravesteyn, Nicolien T., Fracheboud, Jacques, Draisma, Gerrit, de Koning, Harry J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132806/