Lifetime Gained With Cancer Screening

To the Editor In a recent meta-analysis, Bretthauer et al addressed the question of whether and to what extent the established cancer screening approaches prolong lives. Their study suggests that claims that screening saves lives are not substantiated by the current best available evidence. However, the methods used by the authors are inadequate and the results are misleading for multiple reasons.

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