Breast cancer screening lacking effectiveness

The recent Cochrane review on mammographic breast cancer screening disclosed no convincing reduction of breast cancer mortality, together with an increase in the number of aggressive treatments. Given this outcome, there no longer exists solid experimental evidence to support mass screening. In the...

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Published in:	Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 145; no. 46; p. 2205
Main Authors:	Giard, R W, Bonneux, L G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Dutch
Published:	Netherlands 17.11.2001
Subjects:	Adult Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control Cost-Benefit Analysis Female Humans Mammography - economics Mammography - standards Mass Screening - economics Mass Screening - standards Netherlands - epidemiology Women's Health Netherlands
ISSN:	0028-2162
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