Open AccessFalse-Positive Results in Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer in Europe: A Literature Review and Survey of Service Screening Programmes
Author(s) -
Solveig Hofvind,
Antonio Ponti,
Julietta Patnick,
Nieves Ascunce,
Sisse Helle Njor,
Mireille J. M. Broeders,
Livia Giordano,
Alfonso Frigerio,
Sven Törnberg
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of medical screening
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-5793
pISSN - 0969-1413
DOI - 10.1258/jms.2012.012083
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , breast cancer screening , breast cancer , gynecology , family medicine , obstetrics , cancer , oncology
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.
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