Still awaiting screening facts

The issue is now even graver, as shown by recent analysis of the impact of screening in Norway. 3 The accompanying editorial summed up the negative findings of that paper as follows: "If you screen 2500 women over the age of 50 for 10 years, then one breast cancer death might be avoided at the...

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Published in:BMJ 2010-11, Vol.341 (nov02 4), p.c6152-c6152
Main Authors: Baum, Michael, Thornton, Hazel, Gøtzsche, Peter C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Mammography
Medical screening
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Summary:The issue is now even graver, as shown by recent analysis of the impact of screening in Norway. 3 The accompanying editorial summed up the negative findings of that paper as follows: "If you screen 2500 women over the age of 50 for 10 years, then one breast cancer death might be avoided at the cost of 1000 false alarms and between five and 15 women being over-diagnosed and treated needlessly with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy."
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.c6152