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Table 1 Benefits and harms of mammography screening included in our data extraction sheet and mentioned as important in the 2002 WHO/IARC report on mammography screening [9]

From: Are benefits and harms in mammography screening given equal attention in scientific articles? A cross-sectional study

Benefits

Breast cancer mortality reduction

Relative risk reduction

Absolute risk reduction

Survival time from diagnosis

Number needed to screen

Carcinoma in situ, as positive

Less mastectomies/more tumourectomies

Total mortality reduction

Other

Harms

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment

Recall rate:

1. Per screen

2. Cumulative

More mastectomies/more tumourectomies

Increased biopsy rate

Risks associated with additional radiotherapy

Psychological effects related to false positives

Carcinoma in situ, as negative

Pain at mammography

Other