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Table 4 Model estimates of breast cancer screening and progression parameters in womenaged 40 to 49 years

From: Modelling the overdiagnosis of breast cancer due to mammography screening in womenaged 40 to 49 in the United Kingdom

Parameter

Estimate

 

Median

95% CI

Screening test sensitivity (%)

 

Invasive

90.0

(72.0-98.9)

In-situ

81.7

(43.4-99.0)

Mean sojourn time (years)

 

Invasive

0.84

(0.64-1.21)

Progressive in situ

0.11

(0.05-0.19)

Non-progressive in situ

1.29

(0.41-3.44)

% of screen-detected in situ that is non-progressive

 

Prevalent screen

55

(25-77)

Incident screens

40

(22-60)