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But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Do we underestimate the harm done by overdiagnosis as a result of screening? We worry so much about missing pathology and far less about the consequences of overdiagnosis. This interesting retrospective cohort study of nearly 55 000 US women aged over 70 years compared the cumulative incidence of breast cancer in those who continued being screened with those who didn’t. Adjusted cumulative breast cancer incidence was greater among 70-74 years old who were screened compared with those who weren’t (6.1 v 4.2 cases/100 women), but an estimated 31% of breast cancer among screened women was p...

Pre-pandemic study finds that RNs and others faced elevated risks

Study estimates how many diagnosed cancers would never cause symptoms in women age 70+