Recognising the benefits and harms of breast cancer screening: an opportunity to target improvement
A partir d'une revue de la littérature, ce rapport d'un comité d'experts indépendants analyse la controverse concernant les bénéfices et les risques associés au dépistage organisé triennal du cancer du sein au Royaume-Uni chez les femmes âgées de 50 à 70 ans
This very important report from the United Kingdom assessing breast cancer screening clearly states that we must balance the potential benefits and harms of screening (Marmot et al, 2013). If we are not honest about the contributing causes of the adverse consequences in population screening, we have no chance to improve what we do. Importantly, understanding the magnitude of harms and benefits is a starting point for developing a comprehensive strategy to significantly improve the field (Esserman and Thompson, 2010).
British Journal of Cancer , éditorial en libre accès, 2012