The overdiagnosis nightmare: a time for caution
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Overdiagnosis (and overtreatment) of cancers not bound to become symptomatic during lifetime is an unavoidable drawback of mammography screening. The magnitude of overdiagnosis has been estimated to be in the range of 5-10%, and thus acceptable in view of screeni...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Women's Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6874/9/34 |