CellWell record HH-523733
Overdiagnosis in publicly organised mammography screening programmes: systematic review of incidence trends
Jørgensen KJ; Gøtzsche PC
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2009
In plain language
A systematic review estimated overdiagnosis at 52% in organised breast screening programmes, concluding that about one in three screen-detected cancers is overdiagnosed.
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