Role of overdiagnosis in the rising incidence of endometrial cancer: a population-based ecological study
Overdiagnosis and stage migration may explain the rising EC incidence in postmenopausal women. In premenopausal women, overdiagnosis is less likely. TVUS is unlikely to be the main driver of the trends. Further research is needed to clarify the interplay of factors affecting EC trends globally.
Authors
- Jason Oke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3467-6677)
- Brian David Nicholson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0661-7362)
- Behrad Barmayehvar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1824-601X)
- Alireza Behzadnia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-7763)
- Per‐Henrik Zahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7177-2532)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- New College (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ evidence-based medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113688
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00