Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening replies to Michael Baum

[...]the panel agrees that the adverse effects of treatment are important, particularly for patients whose cancer has been overdiagnosed, because these women do not benefit from a compensatory decrease in breast cancer mortality. Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recu...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2013-02, Vol.346 (feb13 1), p.f873-f873
Main Author: Marmot, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Breasts
Cancer screening
Early Detection of Cancer - adverse effects
Estimates
Female
Humans
Mammography
Medical screening
Mortality
Radiation therapy
Women
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Summary:[...]the panel agrees that the adverse effects of treatment are important, particularly for patients whose cancer has been overdiagnosed, because these women do not benefit from a compensatory decrease in breast cancer mortality. Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death: meta-analysis of individual patient data for 10,801 women in 17 randomised trials.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.f873