A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Reducing overdiagnosis by polygenic risk-stratified screening: findings from the Finnish section of the ERSPC
Authors: Pashayan N, Pharoah PDP, Schleutker J, Talala K, Tammela TLJ, Maattanen L, Harrington P, Tyrer J, Eeles R, Duffy SW, Auvinen A
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Publication year: 2015
Journal: British Journal of Cancer
Journal name in source: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
Journal acronym: BRIT J CANCER
Volume: 113
Issue: 7
First page : 1086
Last page: 1093
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0007-0920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.289
Abstract
Conclusion: Targeting screening to men at higher polygenic risk could reduce the proportion of cancers overdiagnosed.