Is mammography screening beneficial: An individual-based stochastic model for breast cancer incidence and mortality

The benefits of mammography screening have been controversial, with conflicting findings from various studies. We hypothesize that unmeasured heterogeneity in tumor aggressiveness underlies these conflicting results. Based on published data from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS),...

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Patients
People and places
Research and Analysis Methods
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Test reliability
Tumors
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Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Health care
Health risks
Heterogeneity
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Mortality
Patients
People and places
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United States
Womens health
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