title: [Population screening: there are no certainties].
abstract: Massive investments are being made for research into the prevention and reduction of risks and diseases. False-positive outcomes from screening investigations result in fear in a substantial number of patients, and are expensive for society as a whole. Screening for breast cancer has little or no impact on breast-cancer mortality; rather, the negative side-effects of false-positive outcomes of breast cancer screening are a serious problem. The incidence of false-positive results of colorectal cancer screening is underestimated. The risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment as a result of screening are substantial.
authors: St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, afd. Chirurgie, Tilburg.
authors: Jan Anne
authors: JA
authors: Roukema
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000009:adverse effects; D012306:Risk