title: Overdiagnosis and overtreatment in cancer: an opportunity for improvement.
authors.affiliation: Mt Zion Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St, PO Box 1710, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. laura.esserman@ucsfmedctr.org
authors.forename: Laura J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Esserman
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures