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Cancer screening complications in the elderly

SIOG 2014

23 - 25 Oct 2014

Published: 7 Nov 2014

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Prof Vesa Kataja - Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

"Population-based screening is causing more harm than good," Dr Kataja says to ecancertv at SIOG 2014. He discusses the complications of cancer screening in the elderly, particularly the risks and benefits of prostate and breast cancer screening in geriatric patients.

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