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Table 4 Number of screen-detected cases, expected number of detected non-progressive breast cancers, and the frequency of overdiagnosis (percentage) by round of screening

From: Overdiagnosis in the population-based organized breast cancer screening program estimated by a non-homogeneous multi-state model: a cohort study using individual data with long-term follow-up

Screening round

Number of screen-detected cases

Expected number of detected NPBCs

Overdiagnosis (95% CI)

Prevalent

1799

15.57

0.87% (0.20%, 4.31%)

Subsequent

6506

20.33

0.31% (0.07%, 1.59%)

Overall

8305

35.90

0.43% (0.10%, 2.18%)

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, NPBC non-progressive breast cancer