Overdiagnosis of screen-detected breast cancer

Vivienne Milch; Sanchia Aranda; Karen Canfell; Megan Varlow; David M Roder; David Currow; Cleola Anderiesz; Dorothy Keefe

doi:10.5694/mja2.51045

Overdiagnosis of screen-detected breast cancer

Med J Aust. 2021 Jun;214(10):455-456.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51045. Epub 2021 May 16.

Authors

Vivienne Milch¹, Sanchia Aranda², Karen Canfell³, Megan Varlow⁴, David M Roder⁵, David Currow⁶, Cleola Anderiesz¹, Dorothy Keefe¹

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Australia, Sydney, NSW.
² University of Melbourne, VIC.
³ Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Cancer Council Australia, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Cancer Research Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.
⁶ Cancer Institute NSW, Sydney, NSW.

PMID: 33993477
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51045

No abstract available

Keywords: Breast neoplasms; Cancer; Early detection of cancer; Mammography; Mass screening; Population health; Prevention and control; Public health.

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Neoplasms / mortality
Early Detection of Cancer / standards*
Female
Humans
Mammography / standards*
Mass Screening / standards*
Medical Overuse*
Risk Assessment