Overdiagnosis is the detection of disease when treatment is likely to be redundant
or harmful, and awareness of the condition likely to induce anxiety rather than lead
to meaningful empowerment (
1
). The disease is typically at its earlier stages, inhabiting a milder spectrum of
phenotype, and clinically silent.Key Words
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Publication history
Published online: June 19, 2015
Accepted:
May 25,
2015
Received:
May 23,
2015
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