The benefits and harms associated with breast cancer screening in the Australian context.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1074626

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Australia is caught in a dilemma. Breast screening is well-established however there has been fierce debate about the value of screening programmes. I will determine the frequency of benefit and harm due to breast screening programs in Australia to better understand the true extent of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Based on this information, I will make recommendations about how breast screening should be provided in Australia in future and clearly communicate this information to the community

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $80,222.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epidemiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

breast cancer | cancer control | cancer detection | cancer epidemiology | cancer screening | epidemiology | evidence-based health care | health services research | public health | quantitative

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