Women’s views on overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening: a qualitative study

[aartikel]3518460285:right[/aartikel]Jolyn Hersch et al.
To elicit women’s responses to information about the nature and extent of overdiagnosis in mammography screening (detecting disease that would not present clinically during the woman’s lifetime) and explore how awareness of overdiagnosis might influence attitudes and intentions about screening.
Qualitative study using focus groups that included a presentation explaining overdiagnosis, incorporating different published estimates of its rate (1–10%, 30%, 50%) and information on the mortality benefit of screening, with guided group discussions

Quelle: Women’s views on overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening: a qualitative study | BMJ.

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