| Literature DB >> 30268494 |
Mercè Marzo-Castillejo1, Carmen Vela-Vallespín2.
Abstract
Overdiagnosis of cancer is the detection of asymptomatic cancers that do not grow or they are growing with such slowness, that they would never have caused medical problems in the patient during the course of their life. Often they are tumours that are detected through population screenings but also in the clinical context due to incidental findings from image tests with advanced technology. Some of these tumours could even disappear spontaneously without treatment. The patient may die as a result of another disease before the cancer has caused symptoms. For that reason, the diagnosis of these tumours is an important cause of over-treatment, which can include serious risks and toxicity. Although overdiagnosis can occur in any disease, it is more relevant in the case of cancer.Entities:
Keywords: Breast cancer; Cribado; Cáncer de mama; Cáncer de próstata; Cáncer de tiroides; Incidentaloma; Incidentalomas; Overdiagnosis; Prostate cancer; Screening; Sobrediagnóstico; Thyroid cancer
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30268494 PMCID: PMC6836900 DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2018.08.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aten Primaria ISSN: 0212-6567 Impact factor: 1.137
Figura 1Heterogeneidad de la progresión del cáncer.
Adaptado de Welch y Black.
Figura 2Incidencia y supervivencia a 5 años según tipos de cáncer en España.
Fuente: elaboración propia a partir de los datos de Globocan y De Angelis et al..