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- Andrea Veronesi and Diego Serraino.
- Division of Medical Oncology C, Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy. averonesi@cro.it
- Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2009 Dec 1; 6 (12): 682-3.
AbstractJørgensen and Gøtzsche quantified the degree of overdiagnosis of breast cancer in five publicly organized mammography screening programs in different parts of the world. overall, they estimated a total degree of breast cancer (including carcinoma in situ) overdiagnosis of 52%, while overdiagnosis for invasive breast cancer was 35%, a finding with potential implications for both clinical practice and public health.
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