Why cancer screening has never been shown to “save lives”—and what we can do about it
Cet article plaide notamment pour que, dans l'évaluation du bénéfice d'un dépistage des cancers, la mortalité globale soit le principal critère de jugement
The claim that cancer screening saves lives is based on fewer deaths due to the target cancer. Vinay Prasad and colleagues argue that reductions in overall mortality should be the benchmark and call for higher standards of evidence for cancer screening.
BMJ , article en libre accès, 2015