Overdiagnosis in breast cancer - 45 years to become a mainstream idea - a podcast by BMJ Group

In this podcast Alexandra Barratt, professor of public health at the University of Sydney, discusses how questions about overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening programmes were first raised 45 years ago, and why it has taken so long for the concept to become mainstream.

Read her full analysis:

http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h867

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