Browsing Breast Cancer Screening Information Study by subject "overdetection"
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Breast cancer screening: It's your choice
Published 2017-04-18Why is there a decision to make about having breast cancer screening? Many people think screening for early signs of breast cancer is always a good thing. But breast screening has advantages and disadvantages. This booklet ...Open AccessOther -
The effect of information about overdetection of breast cancer on women's decision-making about mammography screening: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Published 2014-05-15Introduction: Women are largely unaware that mammography screening can cause overdetection of inconsequential disease, leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer. Evidence is lacking about how information ...Open AccessArticle -
Overdetection in breast cancer screening: Development and preliminary evaluation of a decision aid
Published 2014-09-25Objective: To develop, pilot and refine a decision aid (ahead of a randomised trial evaluation) for women around age 50 facing their initial decision about whether to undergo mammography screening. Design: Two-stage ...Open AccessArticle -
Use of a decision aid including information on overdetection to support informed choice about breast cancer screening: A randomised controlled trial
Published 2015-04-25Background: Mammography screening can reduce breast cancer mortality. However, most women are unaware that inconsequential disease can also be detected by screening, leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. We aimed to ...Open AccessArticle