Impact of a False-Positive Screening Mammogram on Subsequent Screening Behavior and Stage at Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Conclusions: Women with a FP mammogram were more likely to delay their subsequent screening compared with women with a TN mammogram. Impact: A prior FP experience may subsequently increase the 4-year cumulative risk of late stage at diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(3); 397–403. ©2017 AACR.

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Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 28, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dabbous, F. M., Dolecek, T. A., Berbaum, M. L., Friedewald, S. M., Summerfelt, W. T., Hoskins, K., Rauscher, G. H. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research