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Stephen Duffy

Professor of Cancer Screening, Queen Mary University of London
Verified email at qmul.ac.uk
Cited by 54031

[HTML][HTML] Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

…, JMA Northover, DM Parkin, J Wardle, SW Duffy… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and has a high
mortality rate. We tested the hypothesis that only one flexible sigmoidoscopy screening …

A breast cancer prediction model incorporating familial and personal risk factors

J Tyrer, SW Duffy, J Cuzick - Statistics in medicine, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
An Erratum has been published for this article in Statistics in Medicine 2005; 24(1):156. Please
note that the corresponding author's e‐mail address has now changed. For further details …

Mammography service screening and mortality in breast cancer patients: 20-year follow-up before and after introduction of screening

…, MF Yen, B Vitak, HHT Chen, RA Smith, SW Duffy - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Background The long term effect of mammographic service screening is not well established.
We aimed to assess the long-term effect of mammographic screening on death from breast …

Swedish two-county trial: impact of mammographic screening on breast cancer mortality during 3 decades

…, JCY Fann, J Rosell, H Fohlin, RA Smith, SW Duffy - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To estimate the long-term (29-year) effect of mammographic screening on breast
cancer mortality in terms of both relative and absolute effects. Materials and Methods This …

Update of the Swedish two-county program of mammographic screening for breast cancer

L Tabàr, G Fagerberg, SW Duffy, NE Day, A Gad… - Radiologic Clinics of …, 1992 - Elsevier
The results of the Swedish two-county trial of mammographic screening for breast cancer
are presented, updated to December 31, 1990, which is an average of 10.8 years’ follow-up …

Beyond randomized controlled trials: organized mammographic screening substantially reduces breast carcinoma mortality

…, B Vitak, HHT Chen, MF Yen, SW Duffy… - … Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The efficacy of mammographic screening in the reduction of breast carcinoma
mortality has been demonstrated in randomized controlled trials. However, the evaluation …

Efficacy of breast cancer screening by age. New results swedish two‐county trial

L Tabar, G Fagerberg, HH Chen, SW Duffy, CR Smart… - Cancer, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Several studies have found a smaller effect of breast cancer screening on
breast cancer mortality in women aged younger than 50 years compared with older women. …

The Swedish Two-County Trial twenty years later: updated mortality results and new insights from long-term follow-up

L Tabár, B Vitak, HH Chen, SW Duffy, MF Yen… - Radiologic Clinics of …, 2000 - Elsevier
The Swedish Two-County Trial is a randomized controlled trial of invitation to breast cancer
screening. It was initiated in late 1977, with 133,000 women randomized between 1977 and …

European position statement on lung cancer screening

…, U Pastorino, JH Pedersen, E Paci, SW Duffy… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT can save lives. This European Union (EU) position
statement presents the available evidence and the major issues that need to be addressed …

The impact of organized mammography service screening on breast carcinoma mortality in seven Swedish counties: a collaborative evaluation

SW Duffy, L Tabár, HH Chen… - … Journal of the …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The evaluation of organized mammographic service screening programs is
a major challenge in public health. In particular, there is a need to evaluate the effect of the …