212 Chapter 6 survival benefit. For example, women at high risk of developing breast cancer, because of hereditary factors, may develop a more aggressive tumour leading to a higher mortality, independent of the stage in which it is diagnosed. In that case, screening may not improve survival and a test with a higher accuracy may not have any net health benefit above a test with a lower accuracy.
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