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Where there is smoke, there is not always fire
Author(s) -
Johnson David C.,
Elmore Joann G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.31267
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , anxiety , term (time) , cancer screening , screening test , psychiatry , family medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
False‐positive cancer screening tests are a troubling yet inevitable facet of cancer screening. Although false‐positive examinations are known to lead to short‐term anxiety and additional testing, to the authors' knowledge little data have existed regarding the long‐term impact of these false‐positive experiences on future cancer screening behavior until the work by Taksler et al. See also pages 2390‐8, this issue.