Some women still don’t underststand 'overdiagnosis' risk in breast screening

A third of women who are given information about the chance of ‘overdiagnosis’ through the breast screening programs may not fully understand the risks involved, according to research. Overdiagnosis happens because some breast cancers grow so slowly that it would take more than a lifetime for them to threaten a woman's health. For every life that is saved through screening, researchers estimate that around three women will be overdiagnosed with breast cancer.

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