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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 ...Other -
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 ...Article -
How information about overdetection changes breast cancer screening decisions: a mediation analysis within a randomised controlled trial
Published 2017-10-06Objectives: In a randomised controlled trial, we found that informing women about overdetection changed their breast screening decisions. We now present a mediation analysis exploring the psychological pathways through ...Article -
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 ...Article -
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 ...Article