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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(5):400-401; doi:10.1093/jnci/dji063
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

CORRESPONDENCE

RESPONSE: Re: Reason for Late-Stage Breast Cancer: Absence of Screening or Detection, or Breakdown in Follow-Up?

Stephen Taplin, Marianne Ulcickas-Yood, Ann Geiger, Laura Ichikawa, Kimberley Bischoff, William Barlow

Affiliations of authors: National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Applied Research Program, Bethesda, MD (ST); Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI (MU-Y); Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA (AG); Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA (LI); Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, CO (KB); Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA (WB)

Correspondence to: Stephen Taplin, MD, MPH, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Applied Research Program, 6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7344, EPN - 4005, Rockville, MD 20852 (e-mail: taplins@mail.nih.gov).

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We thank Dr. Whittemore for her observations and hope that our explanation below reduces confusion about our work.

Dr. Whittemore states that our findings require a leap of faith from "screening leads to smaller cancers" to "screening reduces mortality" and cites evidence from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study, a randomized trial in women aged 40–49 years, that mammography does . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Re: Reason for Late-Stage Breast Cancer: Absence of Screening or Detection, or Breakdown in Follow-Up?
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