title: Do the benefits of screening mammography outweigh the harms of overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment?--yes.
abstract: Yes. Public health adviser David Roder and Cancer Council Australia CEO Ian Olver believe the reduction in breast cancer mortality in Australia reflects both treatment and screening effects.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Australia, Sydney, NSW.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Roder
authors.forename: Ian N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Olver
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000592:standards*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009017:Morbidity; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*