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Sometimes it is just easier to comply and pray you will not be the one with a false positive or "overdiagnosed".

Medpundit 2007

It might be frequently misdiagnosed, but I wouldn't say it was "overdiagnosed".

Savage autism. Ann Althouse 2008

Boffins, in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, also disputed that many healthy women who may have had benign conditions might have been unnecessarily "overdiagnosed" by doctors.

Daily News & Analysis 2010

They add that many healthy women who attend screenings may have had benign conditions "overdiagnosed" by doctors and endured gruelling surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Top stories from Times Online 2010

But according to Dr. Welch, during that decade between 4 and 20 of these women will be "overdiagnosed" and get radiation, chemotherapy or a mastectomy unnecessarily.

NYT > Home Page 2009

Earlier studies have indicated that up to half of men are "overdiagnosed," causing them to have invasive procedures and treatments they don't need and would be better off without.

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2009

'This would avoid problems due to treatment of "overdiagnosed" low-risk cancers, while preserving the lifesaving benefits of treating aggressive cancers that have been detected through PSA testing.'

Home | Mail Online 2009

But according to Dr. Welch, during that decade between 4 and 20 of these women will be "overdiagnosed" and get radiation, chemotherapy or a mastectomy unnecessarily.

NYT > Home Page 2009

And somewhere between 5 and 15 will be overdiagnosed and receive surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy for a cancer that was never going to bother them.

Insuring your health: Book argues against unnecessary medical intervention Michelle Andrews 2011

Thus, an appropriately cautious attitude would indicate that ADHD may be overdiagnosed.

Understanding ADHD -- Willingham 2010