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Key result
Targeted mammography screening with 90% coverage in Finland coincided with a doubled incidence of breast cancer among women aged 50 to 59 years.
Why the study?
Does targeted mammography screening affect the incidence of breast cancer in women aged 50 years or older?
Population
Women aged 50 to 59 years in Finland and women aged 50 years or older in Germany
Design
Other
Follow-up
5 years (Finland)
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Implication
Suggests high-coverage screening may drive overdiagnosis without immediate mortality benefit; leaves open whether targeted mamm.
Structured PICO
Does targeted mammography screening affect the incidence of breast cancer in women aged 50 years or older?
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Population
Women aged 50 to 59 years in Finland and women aged 50 years or older in Germany
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Intervention
Targeted mammography screening
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Outcome
Incidence of breast cancer
Targeted mammography screening was associated with a doubled incidence of breast cancer in screened age groups in Finland.
Cite This Study
Marc Ladanyi (2005) studied this question. Targeted mammography screening with 90% coverage in Finland coincided with a doubled incidence of breast cancer among women aged 50 to 59 years.