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dc.contributor.authorSim, M.
dc.contributor.authorSiva, S.
dc.contributor.authorRamli, I.
dc.contributor.authorFritschi, Lin
dc.contributor.authorTresham, J.
dc.contributor.authorWylie, E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:30:01Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:30:01Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T03:50:53Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationSim, M. and Siva, S. and Ramli, I. and Fritschi, L. and Tresham, J. and Wylie, E. 2012. Effect of false-positive screening mammograms on rescreening in Western Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. 196 (11): pp. 693-695.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39073
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/mja11.10892
dc.description.abstract

Objectives: To quantify the effect of previous false-positive mammogram results on rescreening rates in a population of women participating in the BreastScreen WA (BSWA) program. Design and participants: Retrospective cohort study of women aged 50–69 years who received free screening mammograms at BSWA between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2007. Main outcome measures: Percentages of women attending rescreening, and risk ratios for rescreening. Results: A total of 22 396 screening mammograms were falsely reported as positive, and 560 333 mammogram screens were reported as normal (negative). Women with a false-positive index mammogram result were less likely than women with a true-negative index mammogram result to attend rescreening at 27 months (67.6% v 70.7%; risk ratio, 0.96; P < 0.001). A reduced rescreening rate was seen in all subgroups of women except Indigenous women. Rescreening rates were affected by the types of assessment done at the recall visit. Conclusion: Mammographic population screening services should keep their false-positive result rates low, to prevent women from being deterred from screening.

dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing
dc.titleEffect of false-positive screening mammograms on rescreening in Western Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume196
dcterms.source.number11
dcterms.source.startPage693
dcterms.source.endPage695
dcterms.source.issn0025-729X
dcterms.source.titleMedical Journal of Australia
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