Introduction to Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis Breast cancer overdiagnosis represents a critical and complex challenge arising from population-based screening programs, primarily involving mammography. It is defined as the detection and subsequent treatment of a cancer that would never have caused symptoms or death in the patient’s lifetime, had it remained undetected. This phenomenon occurs because screening […]
Introduction to Breast Cancer Screening Consequences Breast cancer screening, primarily conducted through mammography, is a cornerstone of preventative healthcare designed to reduce mortality by detecting malignancies at earlier, more treatable stages. While the medical efficacy in reducing population-level mortality rates is generally accepted, this widespread public health initiative carries significant, often underestimated, psychological and social […]