Prostate cancer screening may detect nonprogressive cancers, leading to overdiagnosis
and overtreatment. The potential for overdiagnosis can be assessed from the reservoir of …

Objective Care for fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is considered the most common unmet
need among cancer survivors. Yet the prevalence of FCR and predisposing factors remain …

Objective To conduct a systematic review investigating the normal age-related changes in
lung function in adults without known lung disease. Design Systematic review. Data sources …

Importance Thyroid cancer is more common in women than in men, but the associated causes
of these differences are not fully understood. Objective To compare sex-specific thyroid …

Purpose Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) incidence has been reported to have increased
three- to 15-fold in the past few decades. It is unclear whether this represents overdiagnosis …

Objectives To estimate the proportion of cancer diagnoses in Australia that might reasonably
be attributed to overdiagnosis by comparing current and past lifetime risks of cancer. Design…

Objectives To estimate the carbon footprint of five common hospital pathology tests: full
blood examination; urea and electrolyte levels; coagulation profile; C‐reactive protein …

Purpose: To develop more evidence-based guidelines for the frequency of patient follow-up
after treatment of localized (American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] stage I or II) …

Objective: To assess the value of monitoring response to bisphosphonate treatment by means
of measuring bone mineral density. Design Secondary analysis of trial data using mixed …

Background Medical tests provide important information to guide clinical management.
Overtesting, however, may cause harm to patients and the healthcare system, including through …