Estimates of over-diagnosis of breast cancer due to population-based mammography screening in South Australia after adjustment for lead time effects

Beckmann, Kerri; W. Duffy, Stephen; Lynch, John; E. Hiller, Janet; Farshid, Gelareh; Roder, David

doi:10.1177/0969141315573978

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Estimates of over-diagnosis of breast cancer due to population-based mammography screening in South Australia after adjustment for lead time effects

Published in Journal of Medical Screening • Apr 20, 2015

Authors:

Kerri Beckmann

Stephen W. Duffy

John Lynch

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate over-diagnosis due to population-based mammography screening using a lead time adjustment approach, with lead time measures based on symptomatic cancers only. SUBJECTS: Women aged 40-84 in 1989-2009 in South Australia eligible for mammography screening. METHODS: Numbers of obs...

Subject

Medicine

Mammography

Breast cancer

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