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. 2017 Feb;14(1):1–8. doi: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2016.0050

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Estimated trade-off shown as a ratio* of the number of BC deaths averted to cases overdiagnosed from mammography screening

Source Ratio of BC deaths averted to cases overdiagnosed
* Additional data provided in manuscript text.
UK’s Independent Panel on Breast Cancer Screening3 for women invited to screening from age 50 for next 20 years 1:3
Mandelblatt et al.29Biennial screening from 50 to 74 yearsBiennial screening from 40 to 74 years 1:2.71:2.6
Hersch et al.30 (based on data from Barratt et al.31) for biennial screening from age 50 over 20 years) 1:4-5
Canadian Task Force32 for women aged 50-69 years screened biennially for 11 years 1:4
Paci et al. (Euroscreen)27 for biennial screening starting at 50-51 years (with follow-up to age 79) 2:1