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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(24):1853-1854; doi:10.1093/jnci/dji435
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

CORRESPONDENCE

Re: Role of Detection Method in Predicting Breast Cancer Survival: Analysis of Randomized Screening Trials

Eugenio Paci, Antonio Ponti, Emanuele Crocetti, Marco Zappa, Nereo Segnan

Affiliations of authors: Unit of Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology, Centre for Study and Prevention of Cancer, Research Institute of Tuscany Region, Florence, Italy (EP, EC, MZ); Unit of Epidemiology, Centre for Prevention of Cancer, Turin, Italy (AP, NS)

Correspondence to: Eugenio Paci, MD, Epidemiology Unit, Via di San Salvi 12, Florence, Italy 50135 (e-mail: e.paci@cspo.it).

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Method of detection is an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer survival, according to the analysis of the Health Insurance Plan (HIP) and Canadian trials presented by Shen et al. (1); i.e., there is an increased likelihood that mammography screening is detecting slowly growing, indolent tumors, compared with aggressive tumors diagnosed in clinical settings. However, the authors did not perform a survival analysis by intention to . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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RESPONSE: Re: Role of Detection Method in Predicting Breast Cancer Survival: Analysis of Randomized Screening Trials
Yu Shen and Donald A. Berry
J Natl Cancer Inst 2005 97: 1854. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]



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RESPONSE: Re: Role of Detection Method in Predicting Breast Cancer Survival: Analysis of Randomized Screening Trials
J Natl Cancer Inst, December 21, 2005; 97(24): 1854 - 1854.
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