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29,000 Cancers Overdiagnosed in Australia in a Single Year

Abstract: Almost one in four cancers detected in men were overdiagnosed in 2012, according to our new research, published today in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Publication: The Conversation

Date Published: January 26, 2020

Author(s): Martin LaMonica

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