Wednesday 29 July 2015

Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties

"Our analysis shows that, when directed toward the general US population, the most prominent effect of screening mammography is overdiagnosis. Nonetheless, we do not believe that the right rate of screening mammography is zero. As is the case with screening in general, the balance of benefits and harms is likely to be most favorable when screening is directed to those at high risk, provided neither too frequently nor too rarely, and sometimes followed by watchful waiting instead of immediate active treatment."

Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties
C Harding, F Pompei, D Burmistrov, HG Welch, R Abebe, R Wilson
JAMA Intern Med. Published online July 06, 2015. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3043

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