Expert says overdiagnosis means Australian cancer screening tests must be ‘handled very carefully’

UK surgeon told the Public Health Association of Australia's Cancer Screening Symposium screening is a double-edged sword'

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The UK surgeon whose work led to the introduction of bowel cancer screening tests has warned the practice has potential to be a dangerous tool".

In his keynote address to the Public Health Association of Australia's Cancer Screening Symposium, Prof Robert Steele called for greater public awareness that screening is a double-edged sword".

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