False-positive results in mammographic screening for breast cancer in Europe: a literature review and survey of service screening programmes

Solveig Hofvind, Antonio Ponti, Julietta Patnick, Nieves Ascunce, Sisse Helle Njor, Mireille Broeders, Livia Giordano, Alfonso Frigerio, Sven Törnberg, G Van Hal, P Martens, O Májek, J Danes, M von Euler-Chelpin, A Aasmaa, A Anttila, N Becker, Z Péntek, A Budai, S MádaiP Fitzpatrick, T Mooney, M Zappa, L Ventura, A Scharpantgen, S Hofvind, P Seroczynski, A Morais, V Rodrigues, M J Bento, J Gomes de Carvalho, C Natal, M Prieto, C Sánchez-Contador Escudero, R Zubizarreta Alberti, S B Fernández Llanes, N Ascunce, M Ederra Sanza, G Sarriugarte Irigoien, D Salas Trejo, J Ibáñez Cabanell, M Wiege, G Ohlsson, S Törnberg, M Korzeniewska, C de Wolf, J Fracheboud, J Patnick, L Lancucki, S Ducarroz, EUNICE Project and Euroscreen Working Groups

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Abstract

To estimate the cumulative risk of a false-positive screening result in European mammographic screening programmes, and examine the rates and procedures of further assessment.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Medical Screening
Volume19 Suppl 1
Pages (from-to)57-66
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Mass Screening

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