overdetection
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overdetection (uncountable)
- Detection at levels greater than are actually the case
- 2009 January 13, Nicholas Bakalar, “Prognosis: Left Behind in Prostate Cancer Screening”, in New York Times[1]:
- "In prostate cancer, there's a lot of talk about overdetection and overtreatment," said Dr. David C. Miller […]