From: Modelling the overdiagnosis of breast cancer due to mammography screening in womenaged 40 to 49 in the United Kingdom
Overdiagnosis
Scenario
% of screen-detected
% diagnosed within ages 40 to 49
Base-case
0.7
0.4
Long MST
2.7
2.0
Short MST
0.5
0.3
High sensitivity
Low sensitivity
High sensitivity, long MST
2.9
2.2
Low sensitivity, long MST
1.6