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The benefits and harms of breast cancer screening: an independent review
British Journal of Cancer · 2013 · Vol. 108(11) · pp. 2205–2240
The Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening✉(University College London)Michael Marmot(Department of Health and Social Care)Douglas G. Altman(NHS Lothian)David Cameron(Western General Hospital)J A Dewar(University of Cambridge)Simon G. Thompson(University of Cambridge)M Wilcox(The Patients Association)
Abstract
b Includes P, IC, employee recruitment, and general publicity. Women were randomised after initial PE, and there is evidence that the women attending had a higher rate of breast cancer at that initial attendance than was expected from an age-matched population. c Some of these numbers are approximate, as different
Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionCancer Risks and FactorsBreast cancerMedicineAttendancePublicityPopulationCancerDemographyGynecologyFamily medicineOncology
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AgedBreast NeoplasmsDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleUnited KingdomHumansMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentEvidence-Based MedicineEarly Detection of Cancer
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