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Effect of second timed appointments for non-attenders of breast cancer screening in England: a randomised controlled trial by Allgood, Prue C, PhD, Maroni, Roberta, MSc, Hudson, Sue, MSc, Offman, Judith, PhD, Turnbull, Anne E, FRCR, Peacock, Lesley, BSc, Steel, Jim, FRCR, Kirby, Geraldine, BA, Ingram, Christine E, MA, Somers, Julie, PGDip, Fuller, Clare, MSc, Threlfall, Anthony G, PhD, Gabe, Rhian, PhD, Maxwell, Anthony J, FRCR, Patnick, Julietta, Prof, Duffy, Stephen W, Prof

“…Summary Background In England, participation in breast cancer screening has been decreasing in the past 10 years, approaching the national minimum standard of…”
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Mammographic density and breast cancer risk in breast screening assessment cases and women with a family history of breast cancer by Duffy, Stephen W., Morrish, Oliver W.E., Allgood, Prue C., Black, Richard, Gillan, Maureen G.C., Willsher, Paula, Cooke, Julie, Duncan, Karen A., Michell, Michael J., Dobson, Hilary M., Maroni, Roberta, Lim, Yit Y., Purushothaman, Hema N., Suaris, Tamara, Astley, Susan M., Young, Kenneth C., Tucker, Lorraine, Gilbert, Fiona J.

“…Mammographic density has been shown to be a strong independent predictor of breast cancer and a causative factor in reducing the sensitivity of mammography…”
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Absolute numbers of lives saved and overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening, from a randomized trial and from the Breast Screening Programme in England by Duffy, Stephen W, Tabar, Laszlo, Olsen, Anne Helene, Vitak, Bedrich, Allgood, Prue C, Chen, Tony H H, Yen, Amy M F, Smith, Robert A

“…To estimate the absolute numbers of breast cancer deaths prevented and the absolute numbers of tumours overdiagnosed in mammographic screening for breast…”
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Correcting for Lead Time and Length Bias in Estimating the Effect of Screen Detection on Cancer Survival by Duffy, Stephen W., Nagtegaal, Iris D., Wallis, Matthew, Cafferty, Fay H., Houssami, Nehmat, Warwick, Jane, Allgood, Prue C., Kearins, Olive, Tappenden, Nancy, O'Sullivan, Emma, Lawrence, Gill

“…Determination of survival time among persons with screen-detected cancer is subject to lead time and length biases. The authors propose a simple correction for…”
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A randomised trial of the effect of postal reminders on attendance for breast screening by Allgood, Prue C, Maxwell, Anthony J, Hudson, Sue, Offman, Judith, Hutchison, Gillian, Beattie, Cathryn, Tuano-Donnelly, Raquel, Threlfall, Anthony, Summersgill, Tina, Bellis, Lesley, Robinson, Collette, Heaton, Samantha, Patnick, Julietta, Duffy, Stephen W

“…Background: Some women make an informed choice not to attend breast screening, whereas others may have forgotten about the appointment. We report on a…”
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Prognosis and Pathology of Screen-Detected Carcinomas: How Different Are They? by NAGTEGAAL, Iris D, ALLGOOD, Prue C, DUFFY, Stephen W, KEARINS, Olive, SULLIVAN, E. O, TAPPENDEN, Nancy, WALLIS, Matthew, LAWRENCE, Gill

“…It has been observed that screen-detected breast cancers have a better prognosis than symptomatic tumors, even after taking pathological tumor attributes into…”
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Use of lung cancer risk models in planning research and service programs in CT screening for lung cancer by Duffy, Stephen W, Raji, Olaide Y, Agbaje, Olorunsola F, Allgood, Prue C, Cassidy, Adrian, Field, John K

“…Computed tomography screening for lung cancer is now being tested in a number of international trials. The long-term success of the approach in the future…”
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Medical or surgical treatment for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux? A systematic review of published evidence of effectiveness by Allgood, Prue C., Bachmann, M.

“…Objective: To compare the effectiveness of medical (antacids, histamine antagonists and proton pump inhibitors) and surgical (fundoplication) treatment of…”
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Prognosis and pathology of screen‐detected carcinomas by Nagtegaal, Iris D., Allgood, Prue C., Duffy, Stephen W., Kearins, Olive, Sullivan, E. O., Tappenden, Nancy, Wallis, Matthew, Lawrence, Gill

“…BACKGROUND: It has been observed that screen‐detected breast cancers have a better prognosis than symptomatic tumors, even after taking pathological tumor…”
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Mammographic breast density by area of residence: possible evidence of higher density in urban areas by Perry, N. M., Allgood, P. C., Milner, S. E., Mokbel, K., Duffy, S. W.

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: A comparison of mammographic breast densities of women living in London with those of women living in rural and suburban areas. Design and…”
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Medical or Surgical Treatment for Chronic Gastro-oesophageal Reflux? A Systematic Review of Published Evidence of Effectiveness by Allgood, Prue C., Bachmann, M.

“…Objective: To compare the effectiveness of medical (antacids, histamine antagonists and proton pump inhibitors) and surgical (fundoplication) treatment of…”
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Medical or surgical treatment for chronic gastrooesophageal reflux? A systematic review of published evidence of effectiveness by ALLGOOD, Prue C, BACHMANN, M

“…To compare the effectiveness of medical (antacids, histamine antagonists and proton pump inhibitors) and surgical (fundoplication) treatment of chronic GORD…”
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