A Validation of Methods for the Evaluation of Observational Studies of Screening Mammography: An Exploratory Analysis Based on Simulating Screening Cohorts.

Conclusion: There is no single ideal method to analyze observational data to evaluate the effectiveness of screening mammography (ie, which generates an unbiased estimates of the underlying hazard ratio) but designs which emulate randomised trials should be promoted. PMID: 33149693 [PubMed]

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Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer - November 7, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Giannakeas V, Sopik V, Narod S Tags: Clin Epidemiol Source Type: research