Table 2 Number of extra cancers in screened women (ages 50-69 years), number of extra cancers compensated in previously screened women (ages 70-79 years), and unadjusted estimates of overdiagnosis in Denmark.
From: Overdiagnosis in organised mammography screening in Denmark. A comparative study
1991-2003 | 2001-3 | |
|---|---|---|
Extra breast cancers | 1,343 | 255 |
Cancers compensated in women aged 70-79 years | None (182 surplus cancers) | 47 |
Overdiagnosed breast cancers | 1,343 | 208 |
Overdiagnosis | 35% | 19% |