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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

David A. Freedman, Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, 367 Evans Hall #3860, Berkeley, CA 94720-3860, (510) 642-6190, census@stat.berkeley.edu

I will review the experimental evidence showing that screening for breast cancer reduces the risk of death from this disease. From time to time, the validity of the experiments is questioned, but the criticisms have generally been ill-founded. This is joint work with Diana B Petitti (Kaiser) and James M Robins (Harvard).

Learning Objectives:

• At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will understand that there is experimental evidence that screening for breast cancer reduces the risk of death from breast cancer.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No