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Therapeutics/Prevention
Observational study
US counties with higher rates of breast cancer screening have higher rates of incidence with no concomitant decrease in breast cancer mortality suggesting overdiagnosis
- Correspondence to : Dr Rebecca A Hubbard, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Dr, 604 Blockley Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA; rhubb{at}upenn.edu
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US counties with higher rates of breast cancer screening have higher rates of incidence with no concomitant decrease in breast cancer mortality suggesting overdiagnosis
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- First published September 8, 2015.
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October 25, 2017
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