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Supplement. Background: In 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended …

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Objective.—To evaluate how well quality of life is being measured in the medical literature
and to offer a new approach to the measurement. Data Sources.—Original English …

PURPOSE Cancer screening programs have the potential of intended beneficial effects, but
they also inevitably have unintended harmful effects. In the case of screening …

Background The cumulative risk of a false positive result of a breast-cancer screening test is
unknown. Methods We performed a 10-year retrospective cohort study of breast-cancer …

Background: Although abnormal screening mammograms deleteriously affect the
psychological well-being of women during the time immediately surrounding the tests, their …

Abstract Background: The National Cancer Institute has recently changed its approach and
has substituted summary-of-evidence statements for specific recommendations for breast …

Background: The risks and benefits of mammography screening among women 40 to 49
years of age remain an important issue for clinical practice. Purpose: To evaluate the …

Concerns have been raised regarding the possible negative psychological impact of the
cancer screening programmes offered in the UK. This review aims to assess the extent of …

Each year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the
US If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous …