Overdiagnosis in the population-based organized breast cancer screening program estimated by a non-homogeneous multi-state model: a cohort study using individual data with long-term follow-up

Overdiagnosis in the population-based organized breast cancer screening program estimated by a non-homogeneous multi-state model: a cohort study using individual data with long-term follow-up

Abstract Background Overdiagnosis, defined as the detection of a cancer that would not become clinically apparent in a woman’s lifetime without screening, has become a growing concern. Similar underlying risk of breast cancer in the screened and control groups is a prerequisite for unbiased estimate...

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Main Authors: Wendy Yi-Ying Wu, Sven Törnberg, Klara Miriam Elfström, Xijia Liu, Lennarth Nyström, Håkan Jonsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Overdiagnosis
Breast cancer
Organized screening program
Mammography
Multi-state model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1082-z

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