# Addressing overdiagnosis and overtreatment in cancer: a prescription for change

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/addressing-overdiagnosis-and-overtreatment-in-cancer-a-prescription-for-change/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Laura J. Esserman,Ian M. Thompson,Brian J. Reid,Peter S. Nelson,David F. Ransohoff,H. Gilbert Welch,Shelley Hwang,Donald A. Berry,Kenneth W. Kinzler,William C. Black,Mina J. Bissell,Howard L. Parnes,Sudhir Srivastava |
| Citations | 506 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70598-9 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2129034112 |
| PMID | 24807866 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2014 |

## Paper authors

- [Laura J. Esserman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/laura-j-esserman/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet Oncology](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet-oncology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Global Cancer Incidence and Screening](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-cancer-incidence-and-screening/)

## Paper topics

- [Global Cancer Incidence and Screening](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-cancer-incidence-and-screening/)
- [Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/economic-and-financial-impacts-of-cancer/)
- [BRCA gene mutations in cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/brca-gene-mutations-in-cancer/)

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