Estimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia.

Paul P GlasziouMark A JonesThanya PathiranaAlexandra L BarrattKaty J L Bell

Published in: The Medical journal of Australia (2019)

About 11 000 cancers in women and 18 000 in men may be overdiagnosed each year. Rates of overdiagnosis need to be reduced and health services should monitor emerging areas of overdiagnosis.

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