There was some choice reading in the bmj recently: ‘Editor’s Choice – Breast screening controversy continues’ Fiona Godlee, editor, (BMJ 2013;346:f477) in which she flags up calls for more honest information on the harms of screening (BMJ 2010;340:c3106, BMJ 2011;343:d6894); the Marmot committee report summarised by Nigel Hawkes at the time (BMJ 2012;345…
Two of the responses to an editorial by Julietta Patnick, Director NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, are especially noteworthy (Benefits of screening take years to appreciate - bmj 16 January 2013 - BMJ 2013;346:f299) are especially noteworthy. One, from Hazel Thornton, explains the difference between risks and harms, and points out that ‘harms’ are not mentioned in this article, even though breast screening has been…
Blogged here with full permission of the author, Cornelia J. Baines MD, MSc, FACE
Professor Emerita, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Ontario, Canada.
Published on Canadian Women's Health Network (http://www.cwhn.ca)
Unpacking the great mammography debate
December 18, 2012.
http://www.cwhn.ca/en/tothepoint/unpackingmammography
By Cornelia J. Baines
Since…
From this week’s bmj:
'Campaigners for the publication of the results of all clinical trials have launched a public petition to increase pressure on researchers, funding bodies, and institutions to take action.
They are also urging people who are thinking of taking part in a clinical trial to agree to participate only in those trials that have been registered and that promise to publish the results in…
