overtreatment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006216",
  "term": "overtreatment",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Unnecessary treatment for a condition that is not life-threatening or would never cause any symptoms. Overtreatment may lead to problems and harmful side effects. Overtreatment can be a result of overdiagnosis, which occurs when a cancer screening test finds a lesion that would have gone away on its own or not caused problems.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/overtreatment/"
}