Effect of COVID-19 NHS breast screening pause on breast cancer presentation and management: an insight into overdiagnosis

Rachel Aquilina, Jajini Varghese, Jayant S Vaidya, Uma J Vaidya

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DOI: 10.1177/20542704261447649
Published: 2026-04
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@article{allodium:10.1177/20542704261447649,
  title = {Effect of COVID-19 NHS breast screening pause on breast cancer presentation and management: an insight into overdiagnosis},
  author = {Rachel Aquilina and Jajini Varghese and Jayant S Vaidya and Uma J Vaidya},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JRSM Open},
  doi = {10.1177/20542704261447649},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704261447649}
}

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TI  - Effect of COVID-19 NHS breast screening pause on breast cancer presentation and management: an insight into overdiagnosis
AU  - Rachel Aquilina
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AU  - Jayant S Vaidya
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JO  - JRSM Open
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Aquilina, R., Varghese, J., Vaidya, J. S., & Vaidya, U. J. (2026). Effect of COVID-19 NHS breast screening pause on breast cancer presentation and management: an insight into overdiagnosis. JRSM Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704261447649

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